Pol Duwez
Materials scientist
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Pol Duwez (11 December 1907 – 31 December 1984) was a Belgian-born materials scientist. While working at Caltech in 1960, he first introduced metallic glasses made through rapid liquid cooling using a technique known as splat quenching.[1]
Born11 December 1907
Died31 December 1984 (aged 77)
CitizenshipUnited States
AlmamaterUniversity of Brussels
Pol Duwez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 December 1907 |
| Died | 31 December 1984 (aged 77) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Brussels |
| Awards | James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials (1980) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Materials Science |
| Institutions | California Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Émile Henriot |
| Doctoral students | William Andrew Goddard III |
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