Professor Sir Harold Kroto

Professor Sir Harold Kroto FRS NL 1939-2016. In 1985, experiments initiated here at the University of Sussex led Kroto to discover a new form of carbon, which he named Buckminsterfullerene (C60 or Buckyball), sparking many applications [...]

In 1985, Professor Sir Harold Kroto, along with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley, discovered Buckminsterfullerene (C60 or Buckyball) during experiments at the University of Sussex, marking a major breakthrough in nanotechnology and chemistry. This discovery earned them the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and opened new avenues in materials science.