I was invited to join the newly established Central Chemical Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1954 and was able to establish a small research group in organic chemistry, housed in temporary laboratories of an industrial research institute. — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
In the summer of 1965 I was invited to join Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and returned to academic life as professor with the added responsibility of becoming also Department Chairman. — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
I was invited to join the newly established Central Chemical Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 1954 and was able to… — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
My father was a lawyer and to my best knowledge nobody in my family before had interest in science. — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
In the summer of 1965 I was invited to join Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and returned to academic life as professor with… — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
I grew up between the two world wars and received a rather solid general education, the kind middle class children enjoyed in a country… — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
Although reading the classics in Latin in school may be not as fulfilling as it would be at a more mature age, few scientists… — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
During our stay in London for the first time I was able to establish personal contact with some of the organic chemists, whose work… — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
It was in 1969 that I was able to give up my administrative responsibility. As I worked hard my research never suffered during this… — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
My Cleveland years were both scientifically and personally most rewarding. My wife Judy was able to rejoin me in our research and my research… — George Andrew Olah Copy Share Image
