Leo Baekeland

Leo Hendrik Baekeland
Leo Hendrik Baekeland
	(1863–1944)
Born	November 14, 1863; Ghent, Belgium
Died	February 23, 1944 (aged 80); Beacon, New York, USA
Occupation	chemist/inventor
Known for	plastics research, Bakelite, Novolac
Awards	John Scott Medal (1910)

Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Ghent , November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist. He invented Velox photographic paper (1893). He also made Bakelite (1907), an inexpensive, nonflammable, versatile, and popular plastic, which marks the beginning of the modern plastics industry.^[1]^[2]

Leo Baekeland Media

Time cover, September 22, 1924
Baekeland's Yonkers Laboratory
The first semi-commercial Bakelizer, from Baekeland's laboratory
Colorful buttons made from Catalin, another variety of phenolic resin
The gravesite of Leo Hendrik Baekeland

References

↑ "Chemical Achievers: Leo Hendrik Baekeland". Chemical Heritage Foundation. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
↑ Amato, Ivan (1999-03-29). "Time 100: Leo Baekeland". Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

[heritage-1] "Chemical Achievers: Leo Hendrik Baekeland". Chemical Heritage Foundation. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

[time-2] Amato, Ivan (1999-03-29). "Time 100: Leo Baekeland". Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

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Persondata
Name	Baekeland, Leo
Alternative names
Short description	Belgian inventor
Date of birth	November 14, 1863
Place of birth	Ghent, Belgium
Date of death	February 23, 1944
Place of death	Beacon, NY, USA

Leo Hendrik Baekeland
(1863–1944)
Born	November 14, 1863 Ghent, Belgium
Died	February 23, 1944(1944-02-23) (aged 80) Beacon, New York, USA
Occupation	chemist/inventor
Known for	plastics research, Bakelite, Novolac
Awards	John Scott Medal (1910)