J. Paul Hogan

J. Paul Hogan (born August 7, 1919 in Lowes, Kentucky) invented in 1951 with his fellow research chemist Robert Banks "crystalline polypropylene" and "high-density polyethylene" (HDPE). These plastics were initially known as Malex. He joined the Phillips Petroleum company in 1944 and worked there til he retired in 1985.

In 1987, he and Robert Banks together received the Perkin Medal Award.

External link

J. Paul Hogan biography (http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/166.html)

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