A Portrait of Leo H. Baekeland

摘要

This chapter originates from a talk given at the History Symposium held at the 2010 spring meeting of ACS in San Francisco. It describes the L. H. Baekeland Project and reveals the progression of events and the exceptional qualities, which led Baekeland to become "the father of modern plastics." The chapter continues with the acknowledgment of Baekeland's achievements and concludes with a brief view of his descendants.