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David Turnbull

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American materials scientist (1915-2007)

United StatesScientistsLived 1915 to 2007 · aged 92
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David Turnbull was an American physical chemist who worked in the interdisciplinary fields of materials science and applied physics. Turnbull made seminal contributions to solidification theory and glass formation. Turnbull was born in Elmira, Elmira Township, Stark County, Illinois.

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1986Japan Prize
1983James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
1979Von Hippel Award
Fellow of the American Physical Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Arthur R. von HippelAlso won Von Hippel AwardBernd T. MatthiasAlso won James C. McGroddy Prize for New MaterialsErkki RuoslahtiAlso won Japan PrizeArthur GossardAlso won James C. McGroddy Prize for New MaterialsJohn Michael WallaceAlso won Japan PrizeMichael F. AshbyAlso won Von Hippel Award

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David Turnbull was an American physical chemist who worked in the interdisciplinary fields of materials science and applied physics. Turnbull made seminal contributions to solidification theory and glass formation. Turnbull was born in Elmira, Elmira Township, Stark County, Illinois. He graduated from high school in 1932 and then received a bachelor's degree in 1936 from Monmouth College (Illinois), specializing in physical chemistry. He received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry under Thomas Erwin Phipps from the University of Illinois in 1939. He was on the faculty of Case Institute of Technology from 1939 to 1946 before eventually becoming a professor at Harvard University.

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United States
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1915 to 2007 · aged 92
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