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IN the passing of Dr. Leo H. Baekeland on February 23 in his eighty-first year, the world of applied science has lost an outstanding man. He was an individual of outstanding character with a high moral status and charming personality. One never tired of hearing his stories of his adventures connected with his travels to most lands and his yachting experiences. He lived to see and to gain the benefit of his two great developments, namely, 'Velox' gaslight paper and 'Bakelite' synthetic resins. Of late years he had been in failing health, and the chemical and technical societies of the United States and Great Britain have missed his presence at their annual meetings for about eight years.
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Dr. L. H. Baekeland. Nature 153, 369–370 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153369a0
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