George Andrew Olah
(Preusmjereno sa stranice George A. Olah)
| George Andrew Olah | |
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| Rođenje | 22. 5. 1927. Budimpešta, Mađarska |
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| Državljanstvo | mađarsko i američko |
| Polje | kemija |
| Institucija | Case Western Reserve University, University of Southern California |
| Alma mater | Budimpeštanski univerzitet tehnologije i ekonomije |
| Poznat po | karbokatjoni preko superkiselina |
| Istaknute nagrade | Nobelova nagrada za kemiju 1994 |
| Religija | agnostik[1] |
George Andrew Olah (rođen kao Oláh György; 22. maj 1927 -) je mađarsko-američki kemičar, najpoznatiji po istraživanju stvaranja i reaktivnosti karbokationa preko superkiselina. Za svoja dostignuća je godine 1994. dobio Nobelovu nagradu za kemiju.[2] Također je dobio i Priestleyevu medalju, najveću počast Američkog kemičarskog društva i Medalju F.A. Cottona za izvrsnost u kemijskim istraživanjima godine 1996.
- ↑ "Today, I consider myself, in Thomas Huxley's terms, an agnostic. I don’t know whether there is a God or creator, or whatever we may call a higher intelligence or being. I don’t know whether there is an ultimate reason for our being or whether there is anything beyond material phenomena. I may doubt these things as a scientist, as we cannot prove them scientifically, but at the same time we also cannot falsify (disprove) them. For the same reasons, I cannot deny God with certainty, which would make me an atheist. This is a conclusion reached by many scientists." George Olah, A Life of Magic Chemistry
- ↑ „The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1994”. The Nobel Foundation. Pristupljeno 22. XII 2008.
- George A. Olah (2000). A Life Of Magic Chemistry: Autobiographical Reflections of a Nobel Prize Winner. Wiley-Interscience. ISBN 978-0-471-15743-4.
- Biography and Bibliographic Resources, from the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, United States Department of Energy
- Methanol as an alternative fuel Recording of a discussion with George Olah broadcast on NPR.
- My Search for Carbocations and Their Role in Chemistry Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1994 by George A. Olah
- The Institute for the Analysis of Global Security