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Alan Cottrell

Materials Science

Sir Alan Howard Cottrell was an English metallurgist and physicist known for his work on the mechanical behavior of metals, including how impurity atoms interact with dislocations to affect a material's strength. He served as Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government and was Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1977 to 1979.

Facts
Birth Year
1919 1
Death Date
2012-02-15 1
Death Year
2012 1
Death Place
London, United Kingdom 1
Nationality
United Kingdom 1
Notable Work
Cottrell atmosphere 1
Notable Work
Theoretical Structural Metallurgy 1
Birthplace
Birmingham, United Kingdom 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Engineering 1
Field (category)
Materials Science 1
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1. Alan Cottrell (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2012-02-15T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2012-02-15T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United Kingdom
    Q145
  • P20 (place of death): London, United Kingdom
    Q84
  • P19 (place of birth): Birmingham, United Kingdom
    Q2256
  • P800 (notable work): Theoretical Structural Metallurgy
    Q42196384
  • P800 (notable work): Cottrell atmosphere
    Q1136836
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Alan Cottrell (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Physics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Metallurgist, Physicist
  • Works In: Physics, Lead sentence
    Sir Alan Howard Cottrell, FRS (17 July 1919-15 February 2012) was an English metallurgist and physicist.
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