Chemist no. 75 of 350 · Materials/Polymer

Giulio Natta

1903-1979ItalyNobel Chemistry 1963

Stereoregular polypropylene; Ziegler-Natta catalysts

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The discovery, explained

Giulio Natta and Isotactic Polypropylene: Controlling the Shape of Polymers

How Giulio Natta used Ziegler catalysts to make isotactic polypropylene, defining tacticity and stereoregular polymers. Exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

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Biography

Giulio Natta: The Italian Engineer Who Gave Plastics a Shape

Biography of Giulio Natta (1903-1979): Italian chemical engineer, Politecnico di Milano, Montecatini, isotactic polypropylene, Nobel Prize 1963 and legacy.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Giuseppe Brunidoctoral
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