Do molecules have beauty? Is it possible to fall in love with one? Based on what Harry Kroto and others have written about buckminsterfullerene, Chris Toumey thinks that the answer to both these questions is yes.
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Toumey, C. Rhapsody in C. Nature Nanotech 3, 637–638 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.324
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