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Sep. 10, 2010
Happy Birthday, Buckyballs!
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| Twenty-five years ago this month, researchers first identified buckminsterfullerenes -- chemical structures shaped like tiny carbon soccer balls. The scientists had discovered an new form of carbon, separate from graphite or diamond. The work went on to earn Robert Curl, Richard Smalley, and Harold Kroto the Nobel Prize. We'll talk with Dr. Kroto about the discovery and what's been learned about fullerenes since then. |
Produced by Charles Bergquist, Director and Contributing Producer
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Harry Kroto
Founder, Global Educational Outreach for Science Engineering and Technology (GEOSET)
Founder, Vega Science Trust
Winner, 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Francis Eppes Professor of Chemistry
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
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