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Peter Hirsch

British metallurgist · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1925 to 2025 · aged 100

Sir Peter Bernhard Hirsch was a British metallurgist who made fundamental contributions to the application of transmission electron microscopy to metals.

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2025Died12 September 20252005Lomonosov Gold MedalAward1988Holweck PrizeAward1983Von Hippel AwardAwardWolf Prize in PhysicsAward1977Royal MedalAward1973Hughes MedalAward1970Francis J. Clamer MedalAward1925Born16 January 1925

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Lomonosov Gold Medal2005
Holweck Prize1988
Wolf Prize in Physics1983
Von Hippel Award1983
Royal Medal1977
Hughes Medal1973
Francis J. Clamer Medal1970
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Bachelor

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2025 · aged 100

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