Leo Hendrik Baekeland Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Leo Hendrik Baekeland, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1907–19072 events1 places

Chronological biography

1907

Bakelite1907

Science / Technology · Chemist and Inventor · Yonkers

Creates a heat-resistant synthetic resin later named Bakelite.

First Fully Synthetic Plastic1907

Science / Technology · Chemist and Inventor · Yonkers

Introduces a mouldable electrical insulator suited to mass manufacturing.

Titles and roles

Chemist and Inventor

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.