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Leo Baekeland. How a Shoemaker’s Son Became the ‘Father of Plastics’

19 February 2021

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Ghent-born American chemist Leo H. Baekeland (1863-1944) brought the very first fully synthetic plastic onto the market. The new material, which was given the name Bakelite, turned out to be a hit with its many applications. In the US, Baekeland was honored

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