This is largely the methodology I've used throughout my career - that is, starting with a question as to what might be the properties of a set of compounds that could be invented which were unusual and unpredictable. Many times I've felt a bit like Columbus setting sail.
-- Donald Cram
   
Donald Cram   Name:
Donald Cram
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
American
Birth:
April 22, 1919
Death:
June 17, 2001
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