Nobel Prize Winner Harry Kroto Critiques Science Education ATLANTA, GA (WABE) - In 1996, Harry Kroto won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in discovering "Carbon 60." The geodesic molecule looks similar to the architecture made famous by Buckminster Fuller. So in homage, Kroto named the molecule after him calling it "Buckminsterfullerene."

Recently, Kroto visited Georgia Tech where he shared that light-hearted approach with science students. When he spoke with WABE's Jim Burress, Kroto critiqued today's approach to science education:
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