Alan MacDiarmid
- January 9, 2024
- Chemist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Alan MacDiarmid |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 14, 1927(1927-04-14) |
| Age | 97 |
| Date Of Death | February 7, 2007, Drexel Hill, PA |
| Birthplace | New Zealand |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Alan MacDiarmid Biography
| Name | Alan MacDiarmid |
| Birthday | Apr 14 |
| Birth Year | 1927 |
| Place Of Birth | New Zealand |
| Birth Country | New Zealand |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
Alan MacDiarmid is one of the most popular and richest Chemist who was born on April 14, 1927 in New Zealand, New Zealand. Chemist who won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with conductive polymers. He worked as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania for 45 years.
He won the Nobel Prize in 2000, three years before Peter Agre did.
He had four children with his wife Marian Mathieu, who he married in 1954.
Alan MacDiarmid Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Chemist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alan MacDiarmid is one of the richest Chemist from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan MacDiarmid 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He worked as a janitor at Victoria University of Wellington while he was studying chemistry there in the 40’s.
His name is on over 600 published papers and 20 patents.
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Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Chemist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Alan MacDiarmid celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.
What is Alan MacDiarmid famous for?
His best-known research was the discovery and development of conductive polymers —plastic materials that conduct electricity. He collaborated with the Japanese chemist Hideki Shirakawa and the American physicist Alan Heeger in this research and published the first results in 1977.
What did Alan MacDiarmid win a Nobel Prize?
In the 2000s conducting polymers were at the heart of flat-screen video displays, new solar cells and flexible, even wearable, electronic circuitry. In 2000 Alan MacDiarmid was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry conjointly with Alan Heeger and Hideki Shirakawa.
Who is Alan MacDiarmid?
—died Feb. 7, 2007, Drexel Hill, Pa., U.S.), New Zealand-born American chemist who, with Alan J. Heeger and Shirakawa Hideki, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000 for their discovery that certain plastics can be chemically modified to conduct electricity almost as readily as metals. MacDiarmid earned Ph.