How language and science inspire each other

2,198 views · Published 3 August 2012 · 3:17 · Indexed 8 October 2026

Channel: Nobel Prize · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Dr. Roald Hoffmann, 1981 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, reads one of his poems and speaks about the importance of language in inspiring his science.

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