In what year did Karl Ziegler win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
1958
1961
1963
1965
Answer
Karl Ziegler won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963 for his work on the Ziegler-Natta polymerization process. This process allows for the production of high-density polyethylene and polypropylene, which are two of the most common plastics in the world. Ziegler's work on this process has had a profound impact on the global economy and has made it possible for us to use plastics in a wide variety of products.
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