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George Andrew Olah

George Andrew Olah

🏆 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Nobel Prize in Chemistry | (1991) | 1927-2017 | Hungary U.S.

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Biography

George Andrew Olah(bornOláh András György; May 22, 1927 – March 8, 2017) was a Hungarian-Americanchemist. His research involved the generation and reactivity ofcarbocationsviasuperacids. For this research, Olah was awarded aNobel Prize in Chemistryin 1994 "for his contribution to carbocation chemistry."He was also awarded thePriestley Medal, the highest honor granted by theAmerican Chemical SocietyandF.A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Researchof theAmerican Chemical Societyin 1996. After theHungarian Revolution of 1956, he immigrated to the United Kingdom, which he left for Canada in 1964, finally resettling in the United States in 1965. According toGyörgy Marx, he was one ofThe Martians. Fields: Chemistry

中文信息

简介: 诺贝尔化学奖| (1991) | 1927-2017 |匈牙利 美国

乔治·安德鲁·奥拉(George Andrew Olah,原名Oláh András György;1927年5月22日至2017年3月8日)是一位匈牙利裔美国化学家。他的研究涉及通过超强酸产生碳正离子及其反应性。由于这项研究,奥拉“因其对碳正离子化学的贡献”而于 1994 年被授予诺贝尔化学奖。他还获得了美国化学会和美国化学会授予的最高荣誉普里斯特利奖章。 1996年获得美国化学会化学研究杰出棉花奖章。1956年匈牙利革命后,他移民到英国,1964年离开英国前往加拿大,最终于1965年在美国定居。根据吉尔吉·马克思的说法,他是火星人之一。领域: 化学

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  • Award: Nobel Prize in Chemistry
  • Added: 2026-02-03
  • Source: Wikipedia