Alan MacDiarmid Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

Alan Graham MacDiarmid (April 14, 1927 - February 7, 2007) was a New Zealand chemist who gained prominence in the field of conductive polymers. Growing up in a poor family, he developed an early interest in chemistry through old books belonging to his father. He earned a master's degree and later obtained two doctorates from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Cambridge. MacDiarmid spent 45 years at the University of Pennsylvania, where he became a full professor. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 alongside Alan Heeger and Hideki Shirakawa.

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Meaning of the name - Alan

handsome, cheerful

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April 14, 1927 Facts

Generation Group

Alan MacDiarmid belongs to the GI Generation group.

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Place of Birth: Masterton

Place of Death: Drexel Hill

Cause of Death: falling from height

Educated At: Weir House | Hutt Valley High School | Victoria University of Wellington | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Sidney Sussex College | University of Cambridge

Occupation: university teacher | chemist | engineer

Employers: University of Texas at Dallas | University of Wisconsin–Madison | University of St Andrews | University of Pennsylvania

Awards Received: Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | Oesper Award | William H. Nichols Medal | Centenary Prize | Fellow of the Royal Society | Friendship Award | Chemical Pioneer Award | Order of New Zealand | honorary degree | Rutherford Medal | Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Astrology Analysis

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