In the shadow’s shadow: Ivan V. Stankevich and C60
摘要
A 1973 paper described a stable C60 molecule of truncated icosahedral shape from Elena G. Galpern’s computations. It remained in the shadow until after the discovery of buckminsterfullerene in 1985. Ivan V. Stankevich contributed substantially to the computational study but his name did not figure among its authors. He was a pioneer in researching new allotropes of carbon.