On 1 January, the American Chemical Society (ACS) began a global, year-long observance of the Intern
ational Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) by launching an online calendar that serves as a virtual time machine, transporting the public back to some of the events and great intellects that shaped modern society through chemistry.
Called 365: Chemistry for Life, the calendar links almost 250 days of the year to events triumphal and trivial in chemistry, health, medicine, energy, the environment and related fields.
"This calendar is a wonderful way to spotlight chemistry's contributions to everyday life,"