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Barry Sharpless: Nobel Prize Conversations

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The Importance of Practicality in Chemistry

I grew up in a continual rapid change, but it really was more or less trying to enrich the world that people believed in. It grew away from that naturally because I realized that man is really paying for its research. Most countries have other things where people are suffering and they need money,. But they give it to groups in scientific establishments or education. They don't have the luxury of that money not being useful. To me, practical is even part of the recipe. That's part of the answer, that it's practical. The threshold is very high indeed. Once I get started, you can't stop me.

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