1985 ⟶ Discovery of Buckminsterfullerene Structure

Harry Kroto, J.R. Heath, S.C. O'Brien, R.F. Curl, and Richar...
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⚛️ Kekulé's Discovery of Benzene Ring Structure

Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz realized that benzene is composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms in a hexagonal ring.⟶
Kekulé's Discovery of Benzene Ring Structure (1865)
ChemistryOrganic ChemistryKekuléBenzeneMolecular Structure19th CenturyStructural FormulaChemical Bonding
GermanyGermany

⚛️ Discovery of Ferrocene Structure

Robert Burns Woodward, Geoffrey Wilkinson, and Ernst Otto Fischer discover the structure of ferrocene, one of the founding discoveries of the field of organometallic chemistry.⟶
Discovery of Ferrocene Structure (1952)
ChemistryOrganic ChemistryOrganometallic ChemistryFerroceneRobert Burns WoodwardGeoffrey WilkinsonErnst Otto FischerChemical Structure
United KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

⚛️ Discovery of Buckminsterfullerene Structure

Harry Kroto, J.R. Heath, S.C. O'Brien, R.F. Curl, and Richard Smalley discovered the unusual stability of the buckminsterfullerene molecule and deduce its structure.⟶
Discovery of Buckminsterfullerene Structure (1985)
ChemistryMaterials ScienceFullerenesCarbon MoleculesNanotechnologyStructural ChemistryKrotoSmalley1980sMolecular Structure
United StatesUnited States

🔬 Discovery of Fullerenes

Harold Kroto, Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discover fullerenes, a class of large carbon molecules superficially resembling the geodesic dome designed by architect R. Buckminster Fuller.⟶
Discovery of Fullerenes (1985)
ChemistryFullerenesCarbonMaterials ScienceNanotechnologyMolecular ChemistrySmalleyCurlKroto1980s
United StatesUnited States

💡 Discovery of High-Temperature Superconductivity

Karl Müller and Johannes Bednorz: Discovery of High-temperature superconductivity⟶
Discovery of High-Temperature Superconductivity (1986)
PhysicsSuperconductivityMaterials ScienceHigh-Temperature SuperconductorsMüllerBednorz1980sSolid-State PhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsNobel Prize
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

⚫ Buckminsterfullerene Separation from Soot

Wolfgang Krätschmer, Lowell Lamb, Konstantinos Fostiropoulos, and Donald Huffman discovered that Buckminsterfullerene can be separated from soot because it is soluble in benzene.⟶
Buckminsterfullerene Separation from Soot (1990)
ChemistryFullerenesCarbon MoleculesSootSeparation TechniquesKrätschmerHuffman1990sMaterials ScienceSolubility
GermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States