Pro. George A. Olah

George A. Olah

Question- Recently Prof. George A. Olah passed away. He was-
(a) Physicist
(b) Chemist
(c) Economist
(d) Lawmaker
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-

  • On March 8, 2017, the famous American chemistry Prof. George. A. Olah died. He was 89 years old.
  • He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1994 for his contribution to Carbocation.
  • Apart from this he has been awarded the highest honor ‘Priestley Medal’ given by the American Chemical Society.

Related Links:-
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemistry-nobel-laureate-george-olah-dies-aged-89/2500536.article
https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1994/olah-bio.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/hungarian-american-nobel-winner-george-olah-dies-aged-46017676