SAN ANTONIO—While other 16-year-olds were reading books about adventures from afar and learning about the basics of science, Georg Bohm was hitchhiking from his home in Vienna, Austria, to explore Morocco while reading books about nuclear physics.
Such is the life of a decorated scientist—full of curiosity, knowledge and persistence.
Bohm was honored for his wide range of key accomplishments, including 74 U.S. patents and writing 37 publications, but his most notable might be his development of new technologies with lasting impact on the tire industry.
He received the 2016 Charles Goodyear Medal during the Science and Technology Banquet that highlighted the ACS Rubber Division's 189th Technical Meeting, held recently in San Antonio.