A Life Of Magic Chemistry
Subtitle: Autobiographical Reflections of a Nobel Prize Winner
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Published: January 15, 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780471157434
First sentence: If we look back on the history of human efforts to understand our world and the universe, these look like lofty goals that, I believe, mankind will never fully achieve.
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.

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.