Chemist no. 166 of 350 · Physical

Robert Curl

1933-2022United StatesNobel Chemistry 1996

Co-discovery of fullerenes

Read

The discovery, explained

Fullerenes: How Robert Curl Helped Discover the C60 Buckyball

Learn how Robert Curl, Kroto and Smalley discovered C60 buckminsterfullerene in 1985, its structure, chemistry and exam points for JAM, NET, GATE.

Publishing soon · 8 min read

Biography

Robert Curl: The Quiet Spectroscopist Behind the Buckyball

Complete life story of Robert Curl, Nobel laureate who co-discovered buckminsterfullerene: early life, education, career, awards and lessons for students.

Publishing soon · 6 min read

Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Kenneth Pitzerdoctoral
Students: No documented student link yet