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Whither physical organic chemistry or to what degree does it really exist? A personal view
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Olah, George |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | Biography: George Olah was born (1927) and educated in Budapest, Hungary. He moved to North America in 1957. Since 1977 he is Director of the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and Distinguished Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, a Foreign or Honorary Member of other Academies and received Honorary Doctoral degrees from several Universities, including the University of Durham (England), the University of Munich, the Technical University of Budapest, University of Crete, the Universities of Szeged and Veszprem (Hungary), The University of Southern California, and Case Western Reserve University. His contributions to superacid carbocation chemistry and electophilic chemistry of saturated hydrocarbons were singularly recognized by the award of the 1994 Nobel prize in Chemistry. Apart from the Nobel Prize, Olah's work has been recognized by many honors and awards. He is the winner of the American Chemical Society's Award for Petroleum Chemistry, Creativity in Synthetic Organic Chemistry and Roger Adam's Medal, Michaelson-Morley Award, Chemical Pioneer Award, California Scientist of the Year, etc. He has published more than 1000 scientific papers, holds 100 patents, and authored or coauthored 15 books and monographs. |
| Starting Page | 263 |
| Ending Page | 264 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1351/pac199769020263 |
| Volume Number | 69 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://old.iupac.org/publications/pac/1997/pdf/6902x0263.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
