Leo Baekeland

Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland (November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian-born American chemist. He invented Velox photographic paper in 1893 and Bakelite in 1907. His invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, nonflammable, versatile, and popular plastic, marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry.

Personal facts

Leo Baekeland
Birth dateNovember 14, 1863
Birth nameLeo Henricus Arthur Baekeland
Birth place
Belgium , Ghent , Sint-Martens-Latem
Date of deathFebruary 23, 1944
Place of death
Beacon New York , United States
Known for
Bakelite
Phenol formaldehyde resin
Plastic

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/?id=09_Sr9emceQC&pg=PA651
  2. http://juliensart.be/bakeliet
  3. http://poesys.eu/?p=164
  4. http://www.baekelandfonds.com
  5. http://www.bakelitemuseum.de
  6. http://www.chemheritage.org/classroom/chemach/plastics/baekeland.html
  7. http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs/memoir-pdfs/baekeland-leo-h.pdf
  8. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,990610,00.html