ANTON BURG AND HIS NOBEL-WINNING ADMIRERS
[Photo:] At the Oct. 14 birthday party in his honor, 90-year-old chemist
Anton Burg was feted by more than 100 USC colleagues, former students
and scientific collaborators.
Here, he is flanked by two Nobel laureates - USC's George A. Olah, left,
and Harvard University's William N. Lipscomb, who had flown in for the
celebration.
On the display behind them, to Burg's right, is a photo of him taken 40
years ago.
Burg came to USC in 1939 and systematically built a world-class physical
science presence. He is credited with major discoveries in the chemistry
of the element boron.
Anton Burg was feted by more than 100 USC colleagues, former students
and scientific collaborators.
Here, he is flanked by two Nobel laureates - USC's George A. Olah, left,
and Harvard University's William N. Lipscomb, who had flown in for the
celebration.
On the display behind them, to Burg's right, is a photo of him taken 40
years ago.
Burg came to USC in 1939 and systematically built a world-class physical
science presence. He is credited with major discoveries in the chemistry
of the element boron.
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