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Frederick Charles Frank
British physicist (1911-1998) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 87
Sir Frederick Charles Frank, FRS was a British theoretical physicist. He is best known for his work on crystal dislocations, including the idea of the Frank-Read source of dislocations.
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1998Died5 April 19981994Copley MedalAward1987Von Hippel AwardAward1986Honorary Doctorate from University of Paris-XIAward1982Guthrie Medal and PrizeAward1981Gregori Aminoff PrizeAward1979Royal MedalAward1973Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward1963Holweck PrizeAward1911Born6 March 1911
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He also proposed the cyclol reaction in the mid-1930s, and made many other contributions to solid-state physics, geophysics, and the theory of liquid crystals.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1998 · aged 87
