Harry Kroto: a fond farewell

By Nina Notman2016-06-16T00:00:00

Source: © The Hitman

Nina Notman pays her respects to Harry Kroto, a co-discover of the buckyball

Harry Kroto is undisputedly best known for his role in the discovery of C₆₀: buckminsterfullerene. But this was only a tiny part of his life’s work, and maybe surprisingly, not the piece of research he was most proud of.

Nina Notman pays her respects to Harry Kroto and considers the impact of his work.

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