Let's make this birthday one to remember.

81 years old (Born on June 06, 1943)

Happy Birthday to the legendary Richard Smalley, whose groundbreaking discovery of fullerenes not only earned him a Nobel Prize in Chemistry but also made "nano" the coolest prefix since sliced bread! Your brilliant work shrunk science down to size and expanded our imaginations beyond measure.

From revolutionizing nanotechnology to inspiring countless scientists worldwide, your legacy continues to shine brighter than a buckyball under an electron microscope. Today we celebrate you—master of molecules, pioneer of tiny wonders—and wish you another year filled with big laughs, small miracles, and endless curiosity. Here's hoping your birthday is fullerene joy than ever before!