“As overused as the expression is, I do believe that chemistry is the central science and many, if not most, of the challenges facing the key areas of research this century (medicine, energy, nanotechnology) will be solved using fundamental chemical approaches at the molecular level.”
“Chemistry has lifted society to an unprecedented level of human comfort and well being. Obvious examples are drugs, nutritional products, cosmetics and personal care items. We can readily write an encyclopedia that includes all the products that came from chemical research and manufacturing.”
H.N. CHENG Senior Research Fellow/team leader, Hercules Inc., Wilmington, Del. He is a 27-year ACS member.
DAN RABINOVICH
Professor of Chemistry, University
of North Carolina, Charlotte.
He is a 19-year ACS member.
ROALD HOFFMANN
1981 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and the Frank H. T. Rhodes
Professor of Humane Letters, and Professor of Chemistry,
Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. He is a 45-year ACS member.
“An easier question would be, how does chemistry not transform people’s lives? It is a part of everything we do. It improves our everyday lives from materials to processes, from toys to space shuttles. It helps us learn about where we have been and where we are going, making us better equipped for what the future holds.”
JILL ROCKWOOD Science teacher, Montessori Children’s House, Peoria, Ill. She is a 10-year ACS member.
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