Norman Greenwood (1925-2012) was born in Australia and graduated from Melbourne University before going to Cambridge. His wide-ranging research in inorganic and structural chemistry made major advances in the chemistry of boron hydrides and other main-group element compounds. He also pioneered the application of Mössbauer spectroscopy to problems in chemistry. He was a prolific writer and inspirational lecturer on chemical and educational themes, and held numerous visiting professorships throughout the world.

Title: My squash partners

Listeners: Brian Johnson

Tags: Cambridge University, University of Melbourne, UK, Goldsmiths' Professor of Materials Science, Ray Martin, Robert Honeycombe

Duration: 1 minute, 8 seconds

Date story recorded: May 2011

Date story went live: 25 November 2011