IN the passing of Dr. Leo H. Baekeland on February 23 in his eighty-first year, the world of applied science has lost an outstanding man. He was an individual of outstanding character with a high ...
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Starbucks Customer Issues Warning After What She Noticed Inside Her Caramel Frappuccino: "I Found..."Plastic could easily be ruled as one of the most controversial inventions of humankind. While Leo Baekeland, the chemist who ...
A 1930 Bakelite Ashtray. Bakelite was developed in 1907-1909 by Belgian chemist Dr. Leo Baekeland. One of the first plastics made from synthetic components, Bakelite was used for its electrically ...
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Forever and ever?: A timeline of how microplastics got everywhere1907: In Belgium, an inventive chemist named Leo Baekeland combines the fossil-fuel derivatives phenol and formaldehyde to produce a hard, mouldable substance that will change the course of ...
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