Scientists Inducted Into Chemistry "Hall of Fame"

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday August 19, 2012 @07:11AM from the welcome-to-the-club dept.

First time accepted submitter ACXNew writes "The scientists behind three inventions that touch the lives of millions of people around the world will be inducted into a coveted scientific 'Hall of Fame' as the latest Heroes of Chemistry named by the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world's largest scientific society. Established in 1996, the ACS Heroes of Chemistry program recognizes scientists whose work in various fields of chemistry and chemical engineering has led to the successful innovation and development of commercial products that benefit humankind."

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Laugh by koan · 2012-08-19 07:18 · Score: 2, Funny

Is one of them the inventor of LSD?

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Number one on the list? by theshowmecanuck · 2012-08-19 07:58 · Score: 3, Funny

Kieth Richards!

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how about Barry Bonds? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-08-19 08:07 · Score: 3, Funny

He could get elected to both the Chemistry and Baseball HoF's.
Inducted by rossdee · 2012-08-19 10:33 · Score: 3, Funny

I thought Induction was an electromagnetism thing (ie physics) rather than a chemistry thing