We are marking the one year anniversary of Distillations this week! To celebrate we’re looking back at the year 2008 and its noteworthy occasions: first, boron, whose 200th birthday was this year, then, the Nobel Prize.

SHOW CLOCK

00:00 Opening Credits

00:31 Introduction

01:07 Element of the Week: Boron

03:20 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

06:49 The Most Significant Chemical Moment of 2008

10:20 Closing Credits

CREDITS

Special thanks to Eleanor Goldberg and Chi Chan for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.