Living on Earth Profile Series #18: Sherwood Rowland, 1995 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry
This year’s Nobel prize co-winner in chemistry is Professor Sherwood Rowland. After years of standing up to critics’ ridicule for his research into ozone depletion and CFC’s, his work is now widely recognized for its authenticity and has earned him and two colleagues the coveted Nobel prize. Virginia Biggar has this profile.
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