[Music]
Iím here in India in Mumbai, what used to
be called Bombay, and behind me is the gateway
to India, the entrance to the continent. Iíve
come here to give lectures at the Asian Science
Camp and at the University and to talk to
Indian chemists and scientists and find out
about Indian science.
[Music]
Itís our first morning here in India and
weíre just going downstairs to meet Dr Gopperland,
whoís organising our visit, and then to speak
to the editor of the journal Chemical Weekly.
So Iím really quite excited. So my interview
I think went quite well, perhaps I talked
a bit much. But now weíre off to lunch, weíre
already late, to meet some people from the
chemical industry here in India and also a
really famous chemical engineer: the father
of chemical engineering in India.
[Music]
So weíre here in New Mumbai at the opening
of the Asian Science Camp 2010. And some of
the important scientists are going to make
speeches before the real lectures and exciting
part begins.
[Singing]
Iíve come here because I like talking to
young people; I knew the organisers and it
seemed a really good opportunity to meet some
of the brighter students in chemistry from
right across the world. I think an electric
power cut quite exciting. Iím hoping for
several things: first of all that my audiences
should enjoy themselves; they should understand
what Iím saying; Iím hoping that Iíll meet
some new people and perhaps set up some new
partnerships and collaborations.
[Music]
Iím here preparing for a talk ëFrom Test
Tube to YouTubeí. Itís not really a lecture
itís whatís called a camp. Iím going to
try to get the students to talk to you and
see whether we can make a YouTube video during
a lecture.
Okay if you canít hear me at any time wave.
You as a group are an exception, youíre people
who really like science.
Which of the explosion do you find most beautiful
and most exciting?
Hi Professor my question is thisÖ
If you could be any element which would you
be and why?
[Music]
Weíre in the Indian National NMR facility
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and theyíve got
some terrific machines here. Honoured guests,
ladies and gentlemen Iím delighted to be
here. Weíre at the Asian Science Camp and
one of the speakers is Professor Richard Ernst,
the Nobel Prize winner, and it is a great
opportunity for me and Brady to talk to him.
I mean initially there was some excitement,
people get used to it and they recognise that
Iím just a normal person.
So Iím just getting ready for my big lecture
to all the students and the room is set out
in rather a strange way.
Can you all hear me?... I donít know how
many of you know what is a forklift truck?...
And the NH groups of this growing inÖ And
it turned out I had been wearing my wifeís
trousers!... As you go on in life you will
find that there isnít just one person that
helps you but lots of people that help youÖ
First of all for the physicist I have a souvenir
from our university, for the chemist I would
like to give him my tie.
