Q. Who invented Bakelite, which is one of the first commercially successful plastics of the world?
Answer: Leo Baekeland
Notes: Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863 – 1944) was a Belgian chemist, best known for the inventions of Velox photographic paper in 1893 and Bakelite in 1907. He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of Bakelite.