|  � | Leo H. Baekeland - Hall of Fame Entry Author: Plastics Academy Staff Added: 03/28/2004 Type: Summary            | 

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| Leo H. Baekeland Birthdate: Deceased: Induction: Sales Material Management | 
Developed the technology of the first commercial synthetic resin and the first thermosetting plastic, the phenol-formaldehyde plastic 'Bakelite' � (1909), and founded the Bakelite Co. (1910).