Who began the theoretical study of graphene in 1947?

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graphene: atomic force microscopy — graphene Atomic force microscopy image of water structures that were trapped beneath a sheet of graphene one atom thick.

The theoretical study of graphene was initiated in 1947 by the physicist Philip R. Wallace as an initial step toward understanding the electronic structure of graphite.1