Off-topic (somewhat): RE: Father of the plastics industry?

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Time recently announced the 100 most influential scientists ever and guess
who made it:
"Time's great minds list also includes chemist Leo Baekeland, who helped
found the modern plastics industry by developing Bakelite; "
source: http://cnn.com/US/9903/20/AM-Time-GreatThinkers.ap/index.html

Just curious, who are some of the other pioneers who helped develop the
plastics industry into the giant it is today?

Glenn Whiteside

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