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“If I had my life to live over again I would not devote it to develop new industrial processes: I would try to add my humble efforts to use Science to the betterment of the human race. I despair of the helter-skelter methods of our vaulted homo sapiens, misguided by his ignorance and his politicians. If we continue our ways, there is every possibility that the human race may follow the road of former living races of animals whose fossils proclaim that they were not fit to continue. Religion, laws and morals is not enough. We need more. Science can help us.”

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Leo Baekeland
Leo Baekeland

Leo Baekeland was a renowned chemist born on November 14, 1863, and died on February 23, 1944. He made significant contributions to the field of synthetic high polymers, most notably with the invention of Bakelite, a phenolic plastic that revolutionized industrial production in the early 20th century. more

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