Alan MacDiarmid

Alan MacDiarmid

Alan Graham MacDiarmid, ONZ (14 April 1927 – 7 February 2007) was a chemist, and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000.

Read more about Alan MacDiarmid:  Early Life, Career, Other, Death, Recognition, Selected Publications

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