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Leo Baekeland Quotes

I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite.
Leo Baekeland

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Date of Birth:
November 14, 1863
Date of Death:
February 23, 1944
Nationality:
Belgian
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