Francis P. Bundy
Francis Pettit Bundy (born September 1, 1910 in Columbus , Ohio - † February 23, 2008 ) was an American physicist, known for pioneering work on the production of artificial diamonds under high pressure at General Electric .
Life
Bundy studied at Otterbein College in Westerville (Ohio) until his bachelor's degree in 1931, then at Ohio State University , where he received his doctorate in 1937 and taught. During World War II, he worked in sonar research at the Harvard Underwater Sound Laboratory. In 1946 he went to the General Electric research laboratories in Schenectady. There he succeeded in a team with Tracy Hall, Robert Wentorf and Herbert Strong in December 1954 the synthesis of diamonds from graphite at high pressures (Project Superpressure). They used iron sulfide as a catalyst.
He has published over 100 scientific papers.
In 1987 he received the Bridgman Award and in 1977 the James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials . He was a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science .
He had been married to Hazel Bundy since 1936 and had four children. He was a passionate glider pilot with over 8000 flights, which earned him the hall of fame at the National Soaring Museum .
Web links
- 2010 Inductee: Francis P. Bundy. National Inventors Hall of Fame.
- Francis Bundy. Family-Placed Obituary. In: Journal News. February 28, 2008(English).
- Obituary ( Memento from August 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bundy, Francis P. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bundy, Francis Pettit (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbus , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2008 |