Fascinating facts about Leo
Baekeland
inventor of Bakelite in 1907. |
Leo Baekeland |
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AT A GLANCE:
Leo
Baekeland never gave up his dream of creating a moldable polymer that
would keep its form after it cooled. In 1907, his invention was the
first synthetic plastic or Bakelite, as it was known, would be used, mass
marketed, and used to make the outer casings of such objects as phones, radios,
seats, and even toys. Source:
Biography Shelf
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Inventor: |
Leo Hendrik
Baekeland |
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Criteria: |
First to
invent. First to patent. First practical. Entrepreneur. |
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Birth: |
November
14, 1863 in
Ghent, Belgium |
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Death: |
February
23, 1944 in
Beacon, New York |
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Nationality: |
Belgian |
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Invention: |
Bakelite in 1907 |
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Function: |
noun / Trademark |
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Definition: |
Formed by the reaction
under heat and pressure of phenol and formaldehyde, generally with a
wood flour filler, it was the world's first completely synthetic
plastic |
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Patent: |
942,699 (US) issued
December 7, 1909 |
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RELATED INFORMATION:
The Entrepreneur
from The Great Idea Finder
Historic Patents 1836 - 1975 from The Great Idea Finder
Chemistry History
from The Great Idea Finder
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