What is recorded here
Alexander Parkes is shown as a memorial on the public map of Birmingham. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Alexander Parkes was a 19th-century inventor and pioneer in the development of early plastics, best known for creating Parkesine, an early form of cellulose nitrate. The memorial in Birmingham honours his contributions to industrial innovation and materials science.
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