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Mr Mandayam A Sampath Kumaran BSc MSc CChem MRSC

DOD December 2005

Dr Allan McCulloch Ure BSc DSc CChem FRSC

1924 – 2005

Plaque in Cambridge to honour the man who made DNA decoding possible

On Friday 9 December 2005, The Royal Society of Chemistry will commemorate the achievements of the great Scottish chemist Lord Todd, whose work made t

Dr Geoffrey William Alexander Newton CChem FRSC

9 November 1928 – 4 October 2005

Dr Robert Stanley McElhinney BSc CChem FRSC

24 September 1933 – 10 October 2005

Submariners can breathe easily

Calling all Beatles fans! You could spend a week on a yellow submarine breathing the same air without suffering any ill effects.

Celebrities Elements

During Chemistry Week 2005 the RSC invited people to nominate celebrities whose personalities were similar to elements in the Periodic Table.

Tribute to the courage of Trafalgar women

The courage of three women, possibly prostitutes, who nursed casualties on HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, experiencing naval warfare at its m

Sherlock Holmes honorary fellowship

The Royal Society of Chemistry is to bestow an Extraordinary Honorary Fellowship upon Sherlock Holmes, the first detective to exploit chemical science

Mystery of woman on Scottish £20 note solved

Thanks to journalists pursuing a story The Royal Society of Chemistry has discovered the identity of a woman chemical scientist whose image is feature

Honour for scientist who became Manchester United's Chief Scout

Brain Chips

Scientists have designed a chip that can analyse changes in the brain.