| Date of Birth | 14-November-1863 | |
| Place of Birth |
Sint-Martens-Latem (Belgium) |
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| Nationality | United States of America, Belgium | |
| Also know as | L. H. Baekeland | |
| Profession | Inventor, Chemist, Engineer | |
| Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland 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. | ||
Awards by Leo Baekeland |
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1916 |
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