Leo Baekeland was a famous Inventor from Belgium, who lived between November 14, 1863 and February 23, 1944. He/she became 80 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac scorpio, who is known for Transient, Self-Willed, Purposeful, Unyielding.
Our collection contains 5 quotes who is written / told by Leo.
5 Famous quotes by Leo Baekeland
"I also served on many government committees"
"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"
"Well, it was kind of an accident, because plastic is not what I meant to invent. I had just sold photograph paper to Eastman Kodak for 1 million dollars"
"Then I was president of the Bakelite Corporation from 1910 to 1930"
"In 1893 I founded a chemical company which I ran until 1899"
