George Andrew Olah Quotes


It was in 1969 that I was able to give up my administrative responsibility. As I worked hard my research never suffered during this period and as a matter of fact these were probably some of my most productive years.


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Olah, George A. "George A. Olah – Biographical." Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 1994, edited by Tore Frängsmyr, Nobel Foundation, 1995.

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George Andrew Olah
George Andrew Olah
  • Born: May 22, 1927
  • Died: March 8, 2017
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Scientist

George Andrew Olah was a Hungarian and American chemist. His research involved the generation and reactivity of carbocations via superacids. For this research, Olah was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994 "for his contribution to carbocation chemistry." He was also awarded the Priestley Medal, the highest honor granted by the American Chemical Society and F.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research of the American Chemical Society in 1996. According to György Marx he was one of The Martians.