The Nobel Prize-winning scientist in 1995 died

The March 12 AP news agency said American scientist F. Sherwood Rowland, who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995, died at his home, aged 84.

The cause of his death was thought to be due to Parkinson's disease. This information was confirmed by the Head of the Department of Physical Sciences at the University of California-Irvine on March 11.

Kenneth C. Janda shared: "We have lost a great friend and the wisest teacher, he has saved the world from a great disaster: never hesitating for the dedication to science. , for faith and humanity . ".

Frank Sherwood Rowland

In 1995, along with scientist Mario Molina, Sherwood Rowland won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the process of ozone being formed and destroyed by the effects of atmospheric chemicals.

Inheriting the discovery of Professor Paul Crutzen in 1970, when pointing out the ability of nitrogen oxides from fertilizers and supersonic aircraft to puncture the ozone layer, in 1974, Frank Sherwood Rowland and Mario J. Molina discovered and identification of CFCs, as well as other gases, are highly effective catalysts that disrupt ozone molecules.

The findings and predictions of him and his colleagues have been met by many arguments and challenges because of the chemical nature of CFC non-toxic substances, which are considered safe for the environment. His work was only published after more than a decade when ozone was discovered in the polar regions of the earth.

His work is of great importance in identifying the ozone layer's harmful agents, helping to outline possible adjustments and preventive measures in advance for the environment. and human health.