Harry Kroto was a distinguished British chemist who is best known for his discovery of fullerenes, a class of carbon molecules that include C60, often referred to as "buckminsterfullerene" or "buckyballs." He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996, along with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley, for their work on the synthesis and properties of these molecules. Kroto's research contributed significantly to the field of nanotechnology and materials science.
Articles by others on the same topic
There are currently no matching articles.