Alexander Parkes

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At a glance

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Domain

Science and technology

Knowledge cost

3

Influence

5

Resistance

3

In collections

2 players have it in their collection.

What Wikipedia says

Alexander Parkes (29 December 1813 – 29 June 1890) was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He created Parkesine, the first man-made plastic.

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