C60
- BBC Podcast of Melvyn Bragg’s “In Our Time” radio program for 15th June: The subject was Carbon and among the contributors was Harry Kroto
- This year’s George Simonyi lecture was also given by Kroto. He has an unusual lecturing style. Kieran McCarthy recorded and journalised the proceedings. The lecture was about the Internet and associated changes; as well as the need for science and objectivity.
- A colleague has the following anecdote about Kroto: The eminent chemist made a model from card of a possible structure of the C60 molecule. The model blew off the table and fell to the floor and bounced. The fact that the structure remained intact, and showed elasticity, convinced Kroto that he was on the right lines.
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