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Leo Hendrik Baekeland Biography and Timeline

Follow Leo Hendrik Baekeland through 3 dated historical records for Belgium.

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Leo Hendrik Baekeland, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

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1907–1909Years on this page

1907

Discovery of Bakelite

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Develops the 1st all artificial plastic & calls it Bakelite

1909

Discovery of Bakelite

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Baekeland patents bakelite

1909

General Bakelite Corp

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Founds the General Bakelite Corp

Records, sources and methodology

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