Giulio Natta | |
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Born | Imperia, Italy | 26 February 1903
Died | 2 May 1979 Bergamo, Italy | (aged 76)
Alma mater | Politecnico di Milano |
Known for | Ziegler–Natta catalyst Natta projection |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1963) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1969) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Organic chemistry |
Institutions | Pavia University University of Rome La Sapienza Politecnico di Torino |
Giulio Natta (Italian: [ˈd͡ʒu.ljo ˈnat.ta]; 26 February 1903 – 2 May 1979) was an Italian chemical engineer and Nobel laureate. He won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963 with Karl Ziegler for work on high density polymers. He also received a Lomonosov Gold Medal in 1969.[1]