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- catalog abstract ""A Life of Magic Chemistry is a look at the many journeys that George Olah has traveled - from his early research and teaching in Hungary, to his move to North America where, during his years in industry, he continued his study of the elusive cations of carbon, to his return to academia in Cleveland, and, finally, his move to Los Angeles, where he built the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute to find new solutions to the grave problem of the world's diminishing natural oil and gas resources and to mitigate global warming by recycling carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels and products. Professor Olah invites the reader to enjoy the story of his remarkable path - marked by hard work, imagination, and never-ending quests for discovery - which eventually led to the Nobel Prize. Intertwining his research and teaching with a unique personal writing style truly makes A Life of Magic Chemistry an engaging read. His autobiography not only touches on his exhilirating life and pursuit for new chemistry but also reflects on the broader meaning of science in our perpetual search for understanding and knowledge."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12029342.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""A Life of Magic Chemistry is a look at the many journeys that George Olah has traveled - from his early research and teaching in Hungary, to his move to North America where, during his years in industry, he continued his study of the elusive cations of carbon, to his return to academia in Cleveland, and, finally, his move to Los Angeles, where he built the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute to find new solutions to the grave problem of the world's diminishing natural oil and gas resources and to mitigate global warming by recycling carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels and products.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-260) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Perspectives on science -- Chemistry: the multifaceted central science -- Growing up in Hungary and turning to chemistry -- Early research and teaching: departing the shadow of Emil Fischer -- Move to North America: industrial experience while pursuing the elusive cations of carbon -- Return to academia: the Cleveland years: carbocations, magic acid, and superacid chemistry -- Moving to Los Angeles: building the Loker Institute: hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon research -- "Every scientist needs good enemies": the nonclassical ion controversy and its significance -- From Kekulé's four-valent carbon to five- and higher-coordinate hypercarbon chemistry -- The Nobel prize: learning to live with it and not rest on laurels -- Post-Nobel years: from superacids to superelectrophiles -- Societal and environmental challenges of hydrocarbons: direct methane conversion, methanol fuel cell, and chemical recycling of carbon dioxide -- Gone my way.".
- catalog description "Professor Olah invites the reader to enjoy the story of his remarkable path - marked by hard work, imagination, and never-ending quests for discovery - which eventually led to the Nobel Prize. Intertwining his research and teaching with a unique personal writing style truly makes A Life of Magic Chemistry an engaging read. His autobiography not only touches on his exhilirating life and pursuit for new chemistry but also reflects on the broader meaning of science in our perpetual search for understanding and knowledge."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "x, 277 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0471157430 (cl. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Wiley-Interscience,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "540/.92 B 21".
- catalog subject "Chemists United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Olah, George A. (George Andrew), 1927-".
- catalog subject "QD22.O43 A3 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Perspectives on science -- Chemistry: the multifaceted central science -- Growing up in Hungary and turning to chemistry -- Early research and teaching: departing the shadow of Emil Fischer -- Move to North America: industrial experience while pursuing the elusive cations of carbon -- Return to academia: the Cleveland years: carbocations, magic acid, and superacid chemistry -- Moving to Los Angeles: building the Loker Institute: hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon research -- "Every scientist needs good enemies": the nonclassical ion controversy and its significance -- From Kekulé's four-valent carbon to five- and higher-coordinate hypercarbon chemistry -- The Nobel prize: learning to live with it and not rest on laurels -- Post-Nobel years: from superacids to superelectrophiles -- Societal and environmental challenges of hydrocarbons: direct methane conversion, methanol fuel cell, and chemical recycling of carbon dioxide -- Gone my way.".
- catalog title "A life of magic chemistry : autobiographical reflections of a nobel prize winner / George A. Olah.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".