Harry Kroto: British chemist (1939-2016)
Sir Harold Walter Kroto, FRS (born Harold Walter Krotoschiner, 7 October 1939 – 30 April 2016), known as Harry Kroto, was an English chemist.
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| Born | Harold Walter Krotoschiner 7 October 1939 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | 30 April 2016 (aged 76) Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
| Known for | Buckminsterfullerene |
| Children | David and Stephen |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
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| Thesis | The spectra of unstable molecules under high resolution (1964) |
| Influences | Harry Heaney |
| Website | www |
Kroto shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley for their discovery of fullerenes. He spent a large part of his career at the University of Sussex, where he was an emeritus professor. Kroto was an early supporter of Asteroid Day.
Kroto died on 30 April 2016 in Lewes, East Sussex from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 76.
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Media related to Harry Kroto at Wiki Commons
- Harry Kroto personal website
- Florida State University page Archived 2014-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
- University of Sheffield page
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