A rare chance to hear a Nobel laureate comes on Friday 21 March, when Harry
Kroto gives a public lecture 鈥淐60 Buckminsterfullerene: not just a
pretty molecule鈥 at the Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1X 4BS.
You鈥檒l need a ticket to get in, free from The Royal Society of Chemistry, Tel:
0171-440 3311 or fax: 0171-437 8883. It is just one of the events organised for
National Science Week, SET97. The Natural History Museum in London has a series
of meet-the-scientist events, workshops, plus a glimpse behind the scenes at its
rare books collection. Phone 0171 938 9123 for more details.
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