S. Donald Stookey

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Stanley Donald Stookey (born May 23, 1915 in Hay Springs , Nebraska , † November 4, 2014 in Pittsford , New York ) was an American chemist , materials scientist and inventor .

Life

Stookey studied chemistry and mathematics in Cedar Rapids, Iowa , and received his masters degree in chemistry from Lafayette College in Easton , Pennsylvania in 1937 . He then went to MIT in Cambridge , Massachusetts , where he received his doctorate in physical chemistry in 1940. After completing his doctorate, he moved to the research and development department of Corning Glass Works based in Corning , New York, where he worked until his retirement in 1978.

At first, Stookey researched the properties of light-sensitive glasses at Corning Glass Works, and he developed a photochromic glass that automatically adjusts its light transmission depending on the intensity of the UV radiation and is especially suitable as a spectacle lens. His further investigations led him to groundbreaking developments in the field of glass ceramics via the photoforming process . In 1953 he discovered a new family of glass-ceramic materials that were patented in May 1957 under the product name Pyroceram . These products are characterized by their extreme strength, heat resistance and low expansion. Pyroceram products include glass ceramic hobs, household dishes, and various military engineering applications. The household tableware is sold by Corning since 1958 under the brand name CorningWare (also Corning War e). Stookey was involved in 60 patents.

He has received numerous prizes and awards. In 1953 and 1962 he was honored with the John Price Wetherill Medal of the Franklin Institute . In 1971 he received the American Chemical Society's Award for Creative Invention . In 1977 he was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering . He was a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and the American Ceramic Society. In 1986 he received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from US President Ronald Reagan . In 2010 he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame .

In 2000, Stookey published his autobiography under the title Explorations in Glass .

Honors

The American Ceramic Society has presented the Stookey Award annually since 2006 for outstanding achievements in materials science.

Fonts (selection)

  • SD Stookey: Photosensitive Glass . In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry . tape 41 , no. 4 , 1949, pp. 856-861 , doi : 10.1021 / ie50472a042 .
  • SD Stookey: Chemical Machining of Photosensitive Glass . In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry . tape 45 , no. 1 , 1953, p. 115-118 , doi : 10.1021 / ie50517a039 .
  • SD Stookey: Recent Developments in Radiation-Sensitive Glasses . In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry . tape 46 , no. 1 , 1954, p. 174-176 , doi : 10.1021 / ie50529a052 .
  • SD Stookey: Catalyzed Crystallization of Glass in Theory and Practice . In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry . tape 51 , no. 7 , 1959, pp. 805-808 , doi : 10.1021 / ie50595a022 .
  • S. Donald Stookey: Explorations in Glass: An Autobiography . American Ceramic Society, 2000, ISBN 978-1-57498-124-7 .

literature

  • S. Donald Stookey, 1915-2014 . In: National Academy of Engineering (ed.): Memorial Tributes . tape 20 . The National Academies Press, Washington, DC 2016, ISBN 978-0-309-43729-5 , pp. 315 - 318 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ S. Donald Stookey. Glass Ceramics. National Inventors Hall of Fame, accessed February 23, 2018 .
  2. ^ Glass & Optical Materials Division: Stookey Lecture of Discovery. American Ceramic Society, accessed February 22, 2018 .

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personal data
SURNAME Stookey, S. Donald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stookey, Stanley Donald (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American chemist, materials scientist, and inventor
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Hay Springs , Nebraska
DATE OF DEATH 4th November 2014
Place of death Pittsford , New York