Alan Cottrell
Sir Alan Howard Cottrell, FRS (17 July 1919 – 15 February 2012) was an English metallurgist and physicist. He was also former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government and vice-chancellor of Cambridge University 1977–1979.
Sir Alan Cottrell FRS | |
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| Born | 17 July 1919 Birmingham, Warwickshire (now West Midlands) |
| Died | 15 February 2012 (aged 92) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
| Nationality | English |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Known for | Cottrell atmosphere Lomer–Cottrell junction Crack tip opening displacement |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society Hughes Medal (1961) Harvey Prize (1974) Rumford Medal (1974) Copley Medal (1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Metallurgist, Physicist |
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