Who shared the Nobel Prize with Karl in 1963?
Niels Bohr
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Giulio Natta
Answer
Giulio Natta, an Italian chemist, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963 with Karl Ziegler for their work on the development of stereospecific polymerization, a process for making plastics that have specific molecular structures. This work led to the development of a variety of new plastics, including polypropylene and polyethylene, which are used in a wide range of products, such as food packaging, toys, and clothing.
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