An Arts Project Uncovering an Important Scientific Advance

Year: 2013 Authors: Harold Kroto

Core claim

Building physical models of fullerene cages from Goldberg polyhedra helped explain carbon-particle observations and led to the Buckminsterfullerene structure.

Topics

fullerenes, geodesic domes, scientific discovery, art-science collaboration

Domains

polyhedra, truncated icosahedron, Goldberg polyhedra, sculpture, graphic design, architectural form, model making

Methods

physical modeling, visual analogy, spectroscopy, chemical synthesis

Media

carbon cages, cardboard stardome model, molecular sculpture, geodesic dome

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