METATHESIS DANCES
IN HONOUR OF THE 2005 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS IN CHEMISTRY
BY THE KEREPESI KISVIRÁG GYERMEK TÁNCSOPORT
(SMALL FLOWER CHILDREN DANCE GROUP – KEREPES, HUNGARY)
Eötvös UniversityBudapest, Hungary
December 1, 2005
2005 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS IN CHEMISTRY
Richard R. SchrockMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusett, USA
Yves ChauvinInstitut Français du PétroleRueil-Malmaison, France
Robert H. GrubbsCalifornia Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California, USA
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http://nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/2005/animation.html
METATHESIS
CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The pictures were taken by graduate student László T. Mika from Prof. István T. Horváth’s group (www.hit-team.net) at the Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary during the filming of the 2005 Noble Prize show for the weekly science program called Delta of the Hungarian State Television, broadcast on December 11, 2005.
We are pleased to acknowledge the dancers of the Small Flower Children Dance Group of Kerepes, Hungary (Kerepesi Kisvirág Tánccsoport, Kerepes) for performing the metathesis dances, choreographed and directed by Mr. Imre Ragoncza.
We thank Eötvös University for supporting the performance and the filming of the metathesis dances.