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First Fully Synthetic Plastic

United States · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1907Date range
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1907

Leo Hendrik Baekeland1907

Yonkers · Science / Technology

Introduces a mouldable electrical insulator suited to mass manufacturing.

Names involved

Leo Hendrik Baekeland

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