George Andrew Olah Scientist

George Andrew Olah (born Oláh György; May 22, 1927) is a Hungarian and American chemist. His research involves the generation and reactivity of carbocations via superacids. For this research, Olah was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1994. He has also been 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.

Personal facts

George Andrew Olah
Birth dateMay 22, 1927
Birth nameOláh György
Birth place
Hungary , Budapest
Citizenship
Hungarians
United States
Education
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Known for
Carbocation

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Scientist

awards
Tolman Award
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Priestley Medal
Field of study
Chemistry

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External resources

  1. http://www.iags.org/index.html
  2. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1994/olah-lecture.html
  3. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5369301
  4. http://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/olah.html
  5. http://www.osti.gov/cgi-bin/rd_accomplishments/display_biblio.cgi?id=ACC0356&numPages=8&fp=N
  6. http://www.osti.gov/cgi-bin/rd_accomplishments/display_biblio.cgi?id=ACC0357&numPages=5&fp=N
  7. http://www.osti.gov/cgi-bin/rd_accomplishments/display_biblio.cgi?id=ACC0358&numPages=6&fp=N