Anthony Stone
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Anthony Stone is a British theoretical chemist
. He studied natural sciences at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
and obtained a Ph.D.
in theoretical chemistry under H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins
. In 1964 he took up a position in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge
, where he remained until his retirement in 2006. He is known for the Stone-Wales transformation
of fullerene isomers.
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
. He studied natural sciences at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
and obtained a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in theoretical chemistry under H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins
H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins
Hugh Christopher Longuet-Higgins FRS was both a theoretical chemist and a cognitive scientist. He was born on April 11, 1923 in Kent, England and died on March 27, 2004....
. In 1964 he took up a position in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, where he remained until his retirement in 2006. He is known for the Stone-Wales transformation
Stone Wales defect
A Stone–Wales defect is a crystallographic defect that occurs on carbon nanotubes and graphene and is thought to have important implications for nanotube's mechanical properties. The defect is named after Anthony Stone and David Wales of Cambridge University, who described it in a 1986 paper on the...
of fullerene isomers.