Conceptually crisp and vibrant writing style: "'As it turns out, Arie Haagen-Smit, the man known as the “father” of air pollution science, was originally a fla

Conceptually crisp and vibrant writing style: "'As it turns out, Arie Haagen-Smit, the man known as the “father” of air pollution science, was originally a flavour chemist who rose to prominence thanks to his work on pineapples. Flavour historian Nadia Berenstein pointed me to a '50s speech by Haagen-Smit, explaining his shift in research from fruit flavours to smog science to a room full of his former colleagues. In it, he explains, “I am engaged at the present time on a super flavor problem—the flavor of Los Angeles.”'"