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Nanochemistry: Buckminsterfullerene Buckminsterfullerene is an allotrope of Carbon with a Formula of C60. It was discovered in 1985 by scientist at the Universities of Sussex and Rice. It was discovered by Harold Kroto, James R. Heath, Sean O'Brian, Robin Curl and Richard Smalley. The group named it after Richard Buckminster-Fuller because the shape is that of a Geodesic Dome and he was a noted architect who favoured this shape and the scientists thought it suitable. The dome is one comprised of hexagons and Pentagons [see below] and many examples can be seen in botanical gardens (e.g Missouri and Montreal). Buckminsterfullerene was not discovered because people wanted to discover it: it was discovered purely by chance. Scientists were trying to understand about the absorption of interstellar dust and the theorised that they must have long chains of atoms. Further research with a molecular beam proved their theory right (to some extent), as...

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