The 1996 chemistry prize was also awarded for a new form of carbon, buckminsterfullerene.
1996年的化学奖也授予一种新的碳形式——巴克敏斯特富勒烯。
Buckminsterfullerene, too, was promoted as a wonder-substance when it was discovered.
人们发现它也是一种神奇的可以促进反应的物质。
Harold Kroto won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1996 for the discovery of buckminsterfullerene, the soccer ball shaped form of carbon better known as buckyballs.
Harold Kroto因为发现巴克敏斯特富勒烯，在1996年获得诺贝尔化学奖。巴克敏斯特富勒烯是一种类似足球形状的碳，人们更喜欢叫它巴克球。
