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Mario Molina
| Born: March 19, 1943 in Mexico City, Mexico |
| Nationality: Mexican |
| Famous For: researched threat to the Earth’s ozone layer of chlorofluorocarbon gases |
| Awards: Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1983), NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1989), Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1995) |
Almost everyone knows that chlorofluorocarbon gases, or CFCs, are bad for our environment.
Most governments are striving to achieve lower CFC emissions to save the ozone layer. The world first heard about CFCs and their impact on the ozone layer in 1978 when scientists Mario Molina and Sherwood Rowland published their findings.
This later led to the discovery of the ozone hole over the Antarctic.
Mario molina 3 important life eventsThe discovery won the two scientists, and Paul Crutzen, the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Mario Molina thus became the first Mexican-born scientist to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Mario Molina was born on March 19th, 1943 in Mexico City.
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