Robert W. Cahn

"Robert Cahn" redirects here. For the chemist, see Robert Sidney Cahn.

Robert Cahn
Born
Robert Wolfgang Cahn

(1924-09-09)9 September 1924
Died9 April 2007(2007-04-09) (aged 82)
AwardsFRS
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
Doctoral advisorEgon Orowan

Robert Wolfgang Cahn FRS (9 September 1924 – 9 April 2007) was a British metallurgist whose contributions to physical metallurgy centred on the properties of dislocations. Cahn developed a successful model for the nucleation of recrystallisation, which underpinned research into industrial processes involving high-temperature deformation. He also contributed substantially to the crystallography of uranium.[1][2] In later life he made a great contribution to scientific editing, editing both scientific textbooks such as the comprehensive Physical Metallurgy, co-edited, with Peter Haasen, a standard reference work in the field.[3]

  1. ^ Doherty, R. (2007). "RETROSPECTIVE: Robert W. Cahn (1924-2007) and David Turnbull (1915-2007)". Science. 317 (5834): 56–57. doi:10.1126/science.1145490. PMID 17615332. S2CID 38060682.
  2. ^ R. W. Cahn, The Art of Belonging (Book Guild Publishing, Sussex, UK, 2005)
  3. ^ Cahn, R.; Haasen, P. (1996). "Synopsis of Contents". Physical Metallurgy. pp. v. doi:10.1016/B978-044489875-3/50001-6. ISBN 978-0-44-489875-3.