Leo Baekeland
Leo Hendrik Baekeland FRSE(Hon)(November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist. He is best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893, and Bakelite in 1907. He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, nonflammable and versatile plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry.
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Leo Baekeland
Leo Hendrik Baekeland FRSE(Hon)(November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist. He is best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893, and Bakelite in 1907. He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, nonflammable and versatile plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry.
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Ceimicí Meiriceánach a saolaío ...... .Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-19 ...... wa kuliah di uniersitas Ghent.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Gant, 1 ...... hospital de Nova York en 1944.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Gante, ...... nzo de la "era del plástico".
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Sint-Ma ...... no Cemitério de Sleepy Hollow.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Sint-Ma ...... te, la prima resina sintetica.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (ur. 14 ...... cym American Chemical Society.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland FRSE(Hon ...... the modern plastics industry.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland, född 14 ...... ades han Willard Gibbs-priset.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland, né le 1 ...... né son nom à la « bakélite »).
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1863-11-14
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1944-02-23
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Franklin Medal
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John Scott Medal
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Perkin Medal
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Willard Gibbs Award
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1863-11-14
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland
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Ghent, Belgium
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Portrait of Leo Baekeland in 1916
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George Washington Baekeland ( )
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Jenny Nina Rose Baekeland ( )
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Nina Baekenland
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1944-02-23
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Beacon, New York, US
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Plastics research, Bakelite, Novolac
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Ceimicí Meiriceánach a saolaío ...... .Leo Henricus Arthur Baekeland
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-19 ...... wa kuliah di uniersitas Ghent.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Gant, 1 ...... hospital de Nova York en 1944.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Gante, ...... nzo de la "era del plástico".
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Sint-Ma ...... and, contratou-o como químico.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (Sint-Ma ...... te, la prima resina sintetica.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland (ur. 14 ...... cym American Chemical Society.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland FRSE(Hon ...... the modern plastics industry.
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland, född 14 ...... opapperet som han kallade Velo
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland, né le 1 ...... né son nom à la « bakélite »).
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