Sir Harold Kroto

Sir Harold Kroto was a renowned British chemist who discovered a new form of carbon called fullerenes, specifically a molecule resembling a soccer ball. This groundbreaking work expanded understanding of carbon’s versatility beyond diamonds and graphite, leading to new materials with potential in electronics and nanotechnology. Kroto's discovery earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996, shared with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley. His research helped open new avenues in molecular science, highlighting carbon's diverse possibilities at the molecular level.