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Alexander Parkes

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Metallurgist and inventor of the early plastic Parkesine (1813-1890)

ScientistsLived 1813 to 1890 · aged 76
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Alexander Parkes was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He created Parkesine, the first man-made plastic.

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Scientists born in the 1810s 6

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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1813 to 1890 · aged 76
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