Dr Mario Molina, a Mexican researcher who pioneered the effort of persuading governments to band together to conserve the planet’s ozone layer, honoured his 80th birthday on Sunday with a Google doodle. Google stated that Dr. Molina, a co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, “was one of the scientists who revealed how pollutants degrade Earth’s ozone barrier, which is crucial for shielding people, plants, and wildlife from dangerous ultraviolet rays.”
Who was Mario Molina?
Mexican chemist Mario José Molina Henriquez, also known as Mario Molina, lived from 19 March 1943 to 7 October 2020. He was a key figure in the identification of the Antarctic ozone hole and shared the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Chemistry for his work in identifying the danger that chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) chemicals posed to the ozone layer of the Planet.
Mexican chemist who pioneered the effort to persuade governments to cooperate in order to preserve the ozone layer of the earth. He was one of the researchers that revealed how chemicals degrade the ozone layer, which is essential for shielding people, plants, and wildlife from harmful UV rays, and a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Dr. Molina was born in Mexico City on this day in 1943.
Research work
Mario, a scientist, later carried out postdoctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. He conducted a thorough investigation using observations and tests, during which he discovered the damaging effects of manmade chemicals on the planet’s atmosphere.
The public was greatly influenced by his findings and went on to take steps to reduce their use of CFCs. He was the first to discover that chlorofluorocarbons, a chemical found in air conditioners, aerosol sprays, etc., was slowly eroding the ozone and causing ultraviolet radiation to reach Earth’s surface.
