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Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) on X: "Alexander Parkes died #OTD 1890. He created Parkesine, the first man-made plastic.@TheBPF @sciencemuseum #Parkesine https://t.co/ECyfoL2rJY" / X
Science Museum - Parkesine was the invention of an energetic Birmingham scientist, Alexander Parkes (1813-90). He discovered that if he mixed cellulose nitrate with plasticisers and solvents, he produced a mouldable substance -
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Edmund Alexander Parkes, Hygienist Jigsaw Puzzle by Wellcome Images - Science Source Prints - Website
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