Wothers has co-authored the first edition of the well-known and best-sellingOrganic Chemistry[9] textbook together withJonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves and his fellow Cambridge lecturerStuart Warren. His two other popular worksWhy Chemical Reactions Happen[10] andChemical Structure and Reactivity,[11] written with James Keeler, aim to combine the different branches of chemistry into an integrated whole.
Wothers is also very active in promotingchemistry to the wider public, and has won prizes such as theRoyal Society of Chemistry President's Award in 2011 for his outstanding contribution to public outreach, handed to him by the RSC PresidentDavid Phillips.[12] He has also been responsible for organising theInternational Chemistry Olympiads for several years and has been chair of the 41st edition.[13]
Peter Wothers has made numerous television appearances as a chemistry specialist, notably as one of the presenters in theDiscovery Channel series "The Big Experiment".[14] In December 2012 he presented the series of three televisedRoyal InstitutionChristmas Lectures, entitled 'The Modern Alchemist'.[15]
He was a guest onAndrew Marr'sStart the Week onBBC Radio 4: the episode was a Science Special broadcast on 17 December 2012. Wothers talked about modern day chemistry and science along withEwan Birney, Sanjeev Gupta and Helen Bynum who were also guests on the show.[16]
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