Anthony Stone
British theoretical chemist
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Anthony J. Stone is a British theoretical chemist and emeritus professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.[5]
Anthony Stone | |
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| Born | Anthony J. Stone |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Stone–Wales defect[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins[2] |
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Education
Stone studied Natural Sciences at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and obtained a Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry under H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins.[2][5]
Career and research
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 defect of fullerene isomers.[1]
