MODEL RELEASED. Leo Baekeland (November 14,1863 - February 23,1944),a Belgian chemist. In 1909 patented the first heat resistant plastic,which he proudly named Bakelite. There had been earlier plastics,but Baekeland's breakthrough was to produce a material that,once it hardened,would hold its shape even when subjected to high heat. He also invented Velox photographic paper in 1893 | |
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