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Alan Cottrell
British metallurgist and physicist (1919-2012) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 92
Sir Alan Howard Cottrell, FRS was an English metallurgist and physicist. He was also former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government and vice-chancellor of Cambridge University 1977-1979.
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2012Died15 February 20121996Copley MedalAwardVon Hippel AwardAward1977Guthrie Medal and PrizeAward1974Harvey PrizeAwardRumford MedalAward1969Holweck PrizeAward1963Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward1962Francis J. Clamer MedalAward1961Hughes MedalAward1919Born17 July 1919
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![Solvay Conference on Physics in Brussels 1951. Left to right, sitting: Crussaro, N.P. Allen, Cauchois, Borelius, Bragg, Moller, Sietz, Hollomon, Frank; middle row: Rathenau [nl], Koster, Rudberg [sv], Flamache, Goche, Groven, Orowan, Burgers, Shockley, Guinier, C.S. Smith, Dehlinger, Laval, Henriot; top row: Gaspart, Lomer, Cottrell, Homes, Curien](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Solvay_conference_1951_g.jpg/500px-Solvay_conference_1951_g.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
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Lived 1919 to 2012 · aged 92
