Israeli wins Nobel for chemistry
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 20:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Dan Shechtman endured years of criticism and isolation for his discovery of a new form of crystal with a pattern that defied the known laws of nature. But the finding proved to be correct.Israeli scientist Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for his discovery of a new form of crystal whose patterns and configuration defied previously held laws of nature and altered chemists' understanding of solid matter.