Sir Frederick Charles Frank was a British theoretical physicist best known for his work on crystal dislocations, including the Frank Read source, a mechanism that explains how a single dislocation in a crystal can multiply under stress. He also proposed the cyclol reaction for protein structure in the mid 1930s and contributed to solid state physics, geophysics, and the theory of liquid crystals.
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Sir Frederick Charles Frank, FRS (6 March 1911
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He is best known for his work on crystal dislocations, including (with Thornton Read) the idea of the Frank-Read source of dislocations.
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He is best known for his work on crystal dislocations, including (with Thornton Read) the idea of the Frank-Read source of dislocations.
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Member Of: University of Bristol, Infobox: workplaces
University of Bristol
Member Of: Copley Medal, Infobox: awards
Copley Medal (1994) Guthrie Medal (1982) Gregori Aminoff Prize (1981) Bakerian Medal (1973) Griffith Medal (1967) Holweck Medal (1963)
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