Lucía
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Bonnie Garmus:
Hello! I am using Google Translate so forgive me for any errors, I would like to thank you for the fantastic work that is Lessons of Chemistry, I really, really loved it. My favorite character was "6:30" and I would like to know how its name came about, does it have any meaning?
Bonnie Garmus
Hi Lucia!
Six-Thirty was named for the time he joined a family which led him to assume everyone has a numbered name. But in chemistry, carbon's atomic number is 6, and 6 is also the smallest perfect number. I added the :30 because the show was Supper at Six and I thought 6:30 would be right about the time the best part of the meal (dessert) was on the table.
Six-Thirty was named for the time he joined a family which led him to assume everyone has a numbered name. But in chemistry, carbon's atomic number is 6, and 6 is also the smallest perfect number. I added the :30 because the show was Supper at Six and I thought 6:30 would be right about the time the best part of the meal (dessert) was on the table.
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