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Bruce Chalmers

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Name
  
Bruce Chalmers


Role
  
Author

Died
  
May 25, 1990, Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States

Books
  
Principles of Solidification, The Structure and Properties of Solids: An Introduction to Materials Science, Physical metallurgy

Bruce Chalmers (October 15, 1907 – May 25, 1990) was a British-born and educated physicist, a metallurgy professor at Harvard University, a member of the National Academy of Science, an editor in chief of Progress in Materials Science, master of John Winthrop House at Harvard University. An award has been established in his name - the Bruce Chalmers Award by the Minerals, Metals, Materials and Society. The National Academies Press said that he had "a notable career as a scientist, educator and editor". Harvard University called him "an authority in the field of metallurgy".

Awards and Distinctions

  • the Saveur Award from the American Society of Metals
  • the Clamer Medal from the Franklin Institute
  • member of the National Academy of Sciences (1975)
  • fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • References

    Bruce Chalmers Wikipedia