About
English chemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996 for his discovery of fullerenes. For the majority of his career he taught chemistry at the University of Sussex.
Before Fame
He received both his B.S. and his Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield.
Trivia
He was the President of the Royal Society of Chemistry from 2002 to 2004.
Family Life
He married Margaret Henrietta Hunter in 1963.
Associated With
He signed an open letter published in The Guardian stating his opposition to Pope Benedict XVI's state visit to the UK.
