Frederick Charles Frank | |
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| Born | 6 March 1911 |
| Died | 5 April 1998 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | Lincoln College, Oxford (B.A., 1932; B.Sc., 1933; Ph.D, 1937) |
| Known for | Cyclol hypothesis Disclination Muon-catalyzed fusion Screw disclocation Burton–Cabrera–Frank model Frank partial dislocations Frank's constant Frank free energy Frank–Kasper phases Frank–Read source Frank–Van der Merwe growth |
| Awards | Copley Medal (1994) Guthrie Medal (1982) Gregori Aminoff Prize (1981) Bakerian Medal (1973) Griffith Medal (1967) Holweck Medal (1963) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | University of Bristol |
Sir Frederick Charles Frank, OBE, FRS[1] (6 March 1911 – 5 April 1998) was a British theoretical physicist.[2] He is best known for his work on crystal dislocations, including (with Thornton Read) the idea of the Frank–Read source of dislocations. He also proposed the cyclol reaction in the mid-1930s,[3] and made many other contributions to solid-state physics, geophysics, and the theory of liquid crystals.
- ^ Nabarro, F. R. N.; Nye, J. F. (2000). "Sir (Frederick) Charles Frank, O.B.E. 6 March 1911 – 5 April 1998: Elected F.R.S. 1954". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 46: 177. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0079. S2CID 71313452.
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68884. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Frank, F. C. (1936). "Energy of Formation of 'Cyclol' Molecules". Nature. 138 (3484): 242. Bibcode:1936Natur.138..242F. doi:10.1038/138242a0. S2CID 4065283.