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Frederick Charles Frank

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British physicist (1911-1998)

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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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1994Copley Medal
1987Von Hippel Award
1986honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI
1982Guthrie Medal and Prize
1981Gregori Aminoff Prize
1979Royal Medal
1973Royal Society Bakerian Medal
1963Holweck Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Bachelor
Royal Society Bakerian Medal

Connected to Frederick 6

Paul Peter EwaldAlso won Gregori Aminoff PrizeJeffrey GoldstoneAlso won Guthrie Medal and PrizeMichelle SimmonsAlso won Royal Society Bakerian MedalYves RocardAlso won Holweck PrizeStuart ParkinAlso won Von Hippel AwardCynthia KenyonAlso won honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI

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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. 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
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