Memorial Hall of Isotactic Polypropylene

This year's anniversary of the successful synthesis of isotactic polypropylene, achieved independently at two distant locations around the world, offers an opportunity to compile an overview of numerous researchers – both theoretical and applied chemists, physical chemists, and solid-state physicists – who, together with technologists, brought this significant polymeric material into existence and led to its current applications and modifications. The reader is guided through a fictional hall of fame, where key figures are presented who introduced polymers into the world of materials, with a particular focus on isotactic polypropylene. The selection of important individuals is, to some extent, influenced by the authors' subjective perspective.