Stanislav Brebera (10 August 1925 – 11 May 2012) was a Czech

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...

. He was born in Přelouč and died in

Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...

. Brebera spent his career in Czechoslovak state-hold ''Research Institute for Chemical Industry'', currently Explosia in

. He is best known for the developing the

plastic explosive Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material. Within the field of explosives engineering, plastic explosives are also known as putty explosives or blastics. Plastic explosives are especially suited for explos ...

known as Semtex in the late 1950s, which was put on the market in 1964.

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