Chemistry
Emil Fischer – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture
Emil Fischer – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
Emil Fischer’s speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm, December 10, 1902 (in German) Königliche Hoheiten! Hochansehnliche Festversammlung! Bei der feierlichen Preisverteilung sind durch den Herrn Präsidenten der Königl. Vetenskaps-Akademien so viele schmeichelhafte Worte der Anerkennung an mich gerichtet worden, und das Gleiche ist soeben wieder durch den Herrn Prof. Cleve geschehen, dass ich mir…
moreErnest Rutherford – Biographical
Biographical
Ernest Rutherford was born on August 30, 1871, in Nelson, New Zealand, the fourth child and second son in a family of seven sons and five daughters. His father James Rutherford, a Scottish wheelwright, immigrated to New Zealand with Ernest’s grandfather and the whole family in 1842. His mother, née Martha Thompson, was an English…
moreFrederick Soddy – Biographical
Biographical
Frederick Soddy, the son of Benjamin Soddy, a London merchant, was born at Eastbourne, Sussex, England, on September 2, 1877. He was educated at Eastbourne College and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. In 1895 he obtained a scholarship at Merton College, Oxford, from which University he graduated in 1898 with first class honours in…
moreGeorge A. Olah – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 8, 1994 My Search for Carbocations and Their Role in Chemistry Pdf 2.25 MB
moreGeorge A. Olah – Banquet speech
Banquet speech
George A. Olah’s speech at the Nobel Banquet, December 10, 1994 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am most grateful for the honor bestowed on me today. Although receiving the Nobel Prize is the greatest satisfaction any scientist can experience, I consider it not only a personal acknowledgment, but also that of…
moreGeorge A. Olah – Biographical
Biographical
I was born in Budapest, Hungary, on May 22, 1927 the son of Julius Olah and Magda Krasznai. My father was a lawyer and to my best knowledge nobody in my family before had interest in science. I grew up between the two world wars and received a rather solid general education, the kind middle…
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