Sir David MacMillan's Nobel prize, and giving away his prize money, made him a celebrity scientist.
Interest flooded in from people who wanted to discuss supporting disadvantaged students and donate money to his fund."Sir Alex Ferguson asked me to come down to his house and I had dinner with him and we drank too much and sang lots of Scottish songs until the wee hours," said Sir David.He was in South Korea to attend the presidential inauguration when he first heard he would be receiving a jubilee honour.
"As soon as we found out about the money myself and my wife decided instantly we were definitely giving it to a good cause," he told BBC Scotland. "We didn't have the money so we're not going to miss it. He hopes it will promote efforts to let disadvantaged youngsters continue their education. Discussions have already begun with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and his work has inspired similar discussions in the US.
"All these Scottish people who now live in the States and other countries are contacting us and they are now donating to this fund. So [the fund] is growing as well because of the publicity."School was an 'unbelievable foundation'
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