Title:
Alexander Parkes, inventor of 'Parkesine', an early plastic.. . Parkes, Alexander English chemist and inventor _1813-1890 . . Alexander Parkes from a pencil drawing . Alexander Parkes was born in 1813, the fourth of 8 children. He was apprenticed to a brass founders, later joining Elkington, Mason & Co. as manager of a casting department. A prolific inventor, he took out more than 80 patents, mostly related to metallurgy.
Caption:
Alexander Parkes, inventor of 'Parkesine', an early plastic.. Parkes, Alexander English chemist and inventor _1813-1890 . Alexander Parkes from a pencil drawing . Alexander Parkes was born in 1813, the fourth of 8 children. He was apprenticed to a brass founders, later joining Elkington, Mason & Co. as manager of a casting department. A prolific inventor, he took out more than 80 patents, mostly related to metallurgy.
Image size:
4391 x 5424 px | 68.1 MB
Print size:
37.2 x 45.9 cm | 14.6 x 18.1 in (300 dpi)
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