Robert Banks
Robert Banks (born
November 24,
1921 in
Piedmont,
Missouri -
January 3,
1989) was a fellow research chemist of
Paul Hogan. They began working together in
1946 and invented in
1951 "crystalline
polypropylene" and "high-density
polyethylene" (HDPE). These
plastics were initially known as
Malex. He joined the Phillips Petroleum company in
1946 and worked there til he retired in
1985.
In 1987 he got together with Paul Hogan the Perkin Medal Award.
External link
Robert Banks biography