Clarence Zener

Clarence Melvin Zener
Clarence Melvin Zener
Born	December 1, 1905; Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	July 2, 1993 (aged 87); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education	Stanford University; Harvard University;
Known for	Zener double-exchange mechanism; Zener diode; Zener effect; Zener pinning; Zener model; Zener ratio; Zener–Hollomon parameter; Landau–Zener formula; Thermoelastic damping
Awards	John Price Wetherill Medal (1959); Bingham Medal (1957)
	Scientific career
Institutions	Washington University in St. Louis; University of Chicago; Westinghouse; Carnegie Mellon University;
Doctoral advisor	Edwin Kemble
Doctoral students	John B. Goodenough

Clarence Melvin Zener (December 1, 1905 – July 2, 1993) was the American physicist who first (1934) described the property concerning the breakdown of electrical insulators. These findings were later exploited by Bell Labs in the development of the Zener diode, which was duly named after him. Zener was a theoretical physicist with a background in mathematics who conducted research in a wide range of subjects including: superconductivity, metallurgy, ferromagnetism, elasticity, fracture mechanics, diffusion, and geometric programming.

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