United Nations Dubs 2011 ‘International Year Of Chemistry’
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There’s a concerted effort this year to make chemistry cool by people who think it already is. The United Nations has dubbed 2011 the International Year of Chemistry, and the movement’s nerve center for the United States is in Philadelphia.
If only the millions of kids captivated by sports stars could be similarly captured by chemistry:
“Find the LeBron James of science.”
That’s what Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris suggests could spark some interest in a broad field that has room for rock stars — and the kind of blockbuster thinking that’s behind the tech boom, from Facebook to the iPad.
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