Frederick Charles Frank

Physicist, Award Winner

1911 – 1998

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Who was Frederick Charles Frank?

Sir Frederick Charles Frank FRS, known as Sir Charles Frank, 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.

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Born
Mar 6, 1911
Durban
Also known as
  • Charles Frank
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
1998

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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