Quotes by Roald Hoffmann

About Roald Hoffmann:

Roald Hoffmann is an American theoretical chemist who won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He has also published plays and poetry. He is the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters, Emeritus, at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York.
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I learned English, my sixth language at this point, quite quickly.

Roald Hoffmann

Our part of Poland was under Russian occupation from 1939-1941.

Roald Hoffmann

I came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe.

Roald Hoffmann

I am a teacher, and I am proud of it. At Cornell University I have taught primarily undergraduates, and indeed almost every year since 1966 have taught first-year general chemistry.

Roald Hoffmann

One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules.

Roald Hoffmann

Author Bio

  • NameRoald Hoffmann
  • DescriptionNobel laureate organic and inorganic chemist and Holocaust child survivor
  • BornJuly 18, 1937
  • CountryPoland; United States Of America
  • ProfessionPlaywright; Chemist; Author; Scientist; Poet
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Chemistry; Guggenheim Fellowship; NAS Award In Chemical Sciences