W. David Kingery
William David Kingery (born July 7, 1926 in White Plains , New York , † June 30, 2000 in Wickford , North Kingstown , Rhode Island ) was an American materials scientist who dealt with ceramic materials.
Kingery studied chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a bachelor's degree in 1948 and a doctorate in 1950 with Fredrick Harwood Norton. He then went to MIT, where he was given a full professorship in ceramics in 1962. From 1988 he was Professor of Materials Science and Anthropology and from 1992 Regents' Professor at the University of Arizona .
In addition to material science aspects, he also dealt with ceramics as a handicraft.
He was a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1999 he received the Kyoto Prize . In 1983 he became a Distinguished Life Member of the American Ceramics Society and in 1991 he received the Centennial Award from the Japanese Ceramics Society.
Fonts
- Introduction to Ceramics , Wiley 1960
- with PB Vandiver: Ceramic Masterpieces - Art, Structure, Technology , The Free Press, Macmillan Company, New York 1996
- Plausible Concepts Necessary and Sufficient for the Interpretation of Ceramic Grain-Boundary Phenomena , Part 1,2, J. Chem. Society 1974
- Densification During Sintering in the Presence of a Liquid Phase , Part 1,2, J. Applied Physics 1959
Web links
- Imamori Foundation
- The New York Times: W. David Kingery, 73, Dies; Modernized Ceramics Making , July 8, 2000
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographical data, publications and academic family tree of William David Kingery at academictree.org, accessed on February 15, 2018.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kingery, W. David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kingery, William David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American materials scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | White Plains (New York) |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 2000 |
| Place of death | Wickford , North Kingstown , Rhode Island |