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“Not every collision, not every punctilious trajectory by which billiard-ball complexes arrive at their calculable meeting places lead to reaction. ... Men (and women) are not as different from molecules as they think.”

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Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann

Roald Hoffmann is a renowned chemist born on July 18, 1937, in Poland. He has made significant contributions to quantum chemistry, particularly in the fields of molecular orbital theory and chemical reaction dynamics. Hoffmann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1981 for his outstanding achievements in chemistry. more

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