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Bakelite (Wikipedia)
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The Wikipedia article on Bakelite, consulted for Leo Baekeland's 1907 development in Yonkers, New York and his December 7, 1909 US patent grant, and for the material's standing as the first fully synthetic plastic.
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URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite
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Bakelite (Wikipedia)
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Bakelite ( BAY-kÉ™-lyte) is the first plastic made from synthetic components. It was developed by chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909.
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