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Andrew Szydlo's Chemistry of Coal

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Andrew Szydlo is back at the Ri to introduce us all to the surprising chemistry of coal.
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From its initial discovery, its use as the fuel of the industrial revolution, to some of the more interesting and exciting compounds we can obtain from coal, Andrew takes us on an illuminating tour of this intriguing rock.

Andrew Szydlo is a chemist and secondary school teacher at Highgate School, well-loved by pupils and Ri attendees alike.

This talk filmed in the Ri on 3 November 2018.

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41 thoughts on “Andrew Szydlo's Chemistry of Coal”

  1. Coal formed during the carbonifurous in large quantities because plants had just started producing lignins and bacteria didn't know how to break it down yet so the material basically piled up en mass without decomposing and being reintroduced into the carbon cycle.

  5. this man, just fantastic. put one of him in every classroom across the world and watch humanity expand into the future with science. Keep going oscar!

  9. He may be rapid fire, but he explains it so well. A few things would've been interesting to know/see more of but that's a lot to get through as is. It'd be great to give him more time to move less frantically…albeit entertaining when he does that too. Hope he has another one out soon.

  12. Dr Szydio (brilliant polymath that he is) should retire and let some younger blokes earn the money which he no longer needs. We might also get a lecture with less um um's.

  22. One thing I love about coal is the smell. When we were kids and another shovel of coal was put on the fire, it smoked like hell for a few minutes, we kids would put our faces in it and rub in our hair. We loved it.

  24. For those many people that so against the coal burning it would be for them to get enlightened by this video.
    Just the same as oil, both had and still will be our future in chemistry, till we can have the Thorium reactor in place, hope soon.

  25. laws prohibiting burning of coal. Meanwhile in Germany, lets shut down all our "dangerous" Nuclear Power plants and burn all the coal instead !

  32. I admire the professor’s humility. He begs for no applause, for himself, but encourages the audience to applause for his assistants and volunteers. He also addresses his assistants, by name, and graciously treats them as academic equals. A true gentleman, in every sense.
    In my opinion, the greatest stars, aren’t the ones who shine the brightest, but are those, who shine their light on others. He’s certainly one of the latter.

  35. Now Oscar has legs that Lance armstrong would envy. Lol. Seriously this has yet been another wonderful lecture. I’ve learned so much about coal. Which is amazing as many of my relatives have been and still are in fact coal miners in Kentucky and West Virginia. I love how he blends in history with his lessons as well.

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