Chemist no. 86 of 350 · Physical

Paul Crutzen

1933-2021NetherlandsNobel Chemistry 1995

Ozone chemistry; nitrogen oxides

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The discovery, explained

Paul Crutzen and the Discovery That Nitrogen Oxides Destroy the Ozone Layer

How Paul Crutzen showed that nitrogen oxides destroy stratospheric ozone through a catalytic cycle, beyond the Chapman mechanism. Equations and exam points.

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Biography

Paul Crutzen (1933-2021): The Bridge Engineer Who Became an Atmospheric Chemist

Life story of Paul Crutzen (1933-2021), Dutch atmospheric chemist, Nobel laureate 1995 for ozone chemistry and the person who popularised the Anthropocene.

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