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Al lang voor die tijd zit de zaal bomvol, zelfs buiten op de gang is het dringen geblazen. Als Feringa eindelijk aankomt, ontploft de zaal van enthousiasme en wordt hij onder luid gejuich onthaald. Er volgen lovende woorden en cadeaus, waaronder een speelgoed-Ferrari, een running gag op de faculteit sinds Feringa ’s werelds eerste moleculaire auto bouwde.
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‘None of this could have happened without all the hard work of all the brilliant students and staff. Thank you so much. I hope this will help you in your careers.’ Then the door closes again. Soon, the first journalists gather in the Chemistry and Physics building, followed by camera crews. The building is buzzing, especially when a celebration is announced for 3 p.m. in a large lecture room. The room is packed long before that time, and even the hall outside is filling up rapidly. When Feringa finally arrives, the place explodes, and he is cheered non-stop. Words of praise and gifts follow. Among them a toy Ferrari, a running gag in the Faculty ever since Feringa built the world’s first molecular car. His wife and two of his daughters are also present, and Feringa draws the important role of a top scientist’s partner to everyone’s attention.
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