Quote by: Roald Hoffmann

One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules.


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  • NameRoald Hoffmann
  • DescriptionNobel laureate organic and inorganic chemist and Holocaust child survivor
  • BornJuly 18, 1937
  • CountryPoland; United States Of America
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Chemist; Author; Scientist; Poet
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Chemistry; Guggenheim Fellowship; NAS Award In Chemical Sciences