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Alexander Parkes

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Alexander Parkes

Birth
Death
29 Jun 1890 (aged 76)
Burial
West Norwood, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England Add to Map
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20927, square 7. Monument demolished.
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Chemist. A prolific inventor, he took out more than 80 patents, mostly related to metallurgy. He introduced a new material which he called Parkesine –m the first thermoplastic - at the 1862 International Exhibition in London and for which he was awarded a prize medal. Parkesine was based on cellulose nitrate and for it he anticipated many of the subsequent uses of plastics.
Chemist. A prolific inventor, he took out more than 80 patents, mostly related to metallurgy. He introduced a new material which he called Parkesine –m the first thermoplastic - at the 1862 International Exhibition in London and for which he was awarded a prize medal. Parkesine was based on cellulose nitrate and for it he anticipated many of the subsequent uses of plastics.

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  • Created by: julia&keld
  • Added: Sep 4, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15618700/alexander-parkes: accessed ), memorial page for Alexander Parkes (29 Dec 1813–29 Jun 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15618700, citing West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium, West Norwood, London Borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479).