Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Jean-Marie Lehn
Born: September 30, 1939 (age 85)
Bio: Jean-Marie Lehn is a French chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry together with Donald Cram and Charles Pedersen in 1987 for his synthesis of cryptands. Lehn was an early innovator in the field of supramolecular chemistry, i.e.
Known for:
- Supramolecular chemistry (1995)
- Inorganic Chemistry (1981)
- Synthetic and Structural Problems (2006)
- Inorganic Biochemistry (1976)
- Alkali Metal Complexes with Organic Ligands (1973)