Pol Duwez

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]

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

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


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