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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Nobel laureate Paul J. Crutzen has passed away. He has received the award in which field?
A
Economic Sciences
B
Chemistry
C
Physics
D
Peace
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The ACP Paul Crutzen Publication Award was created to recognize an outstanding publication in ACP that advances our understanding of atmospheric chemistry and physics.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1995, Crutzen, together with Rowland and Molina, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work predicting the ozone hole, which forced international opinion to take action to reduce the risks to the environment from human activity.

Detailed explanation-3: -General. An early concept for the Anthropocene was the Noosphere by Vladimir Vernadsky, who in 1938 wrote of “scientific thought as a geological force". Scientists in the Soviet Union appear to have used the term “anthropocene” as early as the 1960s to refer to the Quaternary, the most recent geological period.

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