Pol Duwez

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Pol Duwez
Born11 December 1907
Died31 December 1984 (1985-01-01) (aged 77)
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materUniversity of Brussels
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials Science
InstitutionsCalifornia Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisorÉmile Henriot
Doctoral studentsWilliam Andrew Goddard III

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]

References[]

  1. ^ Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 31, p. 1136 (1960)


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