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In 1970, chemist Alan MacDiarmid heated a plastic film and unexpectedly discovered conductive plastic

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Alan Graham MacDiarmid, ONZ FRS (14 April 1927 – 7 February 2007) was a New Zealand-American chemist, and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000.
In 1970, chemist Alan MacDiarmid heated a plastic film and unexpectedly discovered conductive plastic