Smith, Cyril Stanley

Smith, Cyril Stanley
(4 oct. 1903, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Inglaterra–25 ago. 1992, Cambridge, Mass., EE.UU.).

Metalurgista estadounidense nacido en Gran Bretaña. Trabajó como investigador en el MIT y en la empresa American Brass Co., antes de ingresar al proyecto Manhattan, donde determinó las propiedades y la tecnología del plutonio y del uranio, los materiales esenciales de la bomba atómica. Más tarde enseñó en la Universidad de Chicago (1946–61) y en el MIT (1961–69). Publicó muchos libros sobre la historia de la metalurgia, como A History of Metallography [Una historia de la metalografía] (1960).

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  • Smith, Cyril Stanley — born Oct. 4, 1903, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Eng. died Aug. 25, 1992, Cambridge, Mass., U.S. British born U.S. metallurgist. He worked as a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the American Brass Co. before joining… …   Universalium

  • Cyril Stanley Smith — For other persons with the name Cyril Smith, see Cyril Smith (disambiguation). Cyril Stanley Smith Born October 4, 1903 Birmingham, England Died August 25, 1992 Nationality England Education …   Wikipedia

  • Stanley — Stanley, Wendell Meredith Stanley, sir Henry Morton * * * (as used in expressions) Baldwin (de Bewdley), Stanley, 1 conde Becker, Gary S(tanley) Derby, Edward (George Geoffrey Smith) Stanley, 14 conde de Donen, Stanley Eddington, Sir Arthur… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • smith — /smith/, n. 1. a worker in metal. 2. a blacksmith. v.t. 3. to forge on an anvil; form by heating and pounding: to smith armor. [bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE; c. G Schmied, ON smithr, Goth smitha; (v.) ME smithen, OE smithian; c. ON smitha, Goth… …   Universalium

  • Smith — /smith/, n. 1. Adam, 1723 90, Scottish economist. 2. Alfred E(manuel), 1873 1944, U.S. political leader. 3. Bessie, 1894? 1937, U.S. singer. 4. Charles Henry ( Bill Arp ), 1826 1903, U.S. humorist. 5 …   Universalium

  • Smith — Smith, Adam Smith, George Smith, Hamilton O. Smith, Ian Douglas Smith, John Smith, Joseph Smith, Theobald Smith, William * * * (as used in expressions) Abigail Smi …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Stanley — /stan lee/, n. 1. Arthur Penrhyn /pen rin/, (Dean Stanley) 1815 81, English clergyman and author. 2. Edward George Geoffrey Smith, 14th Earl of Derby, 1799 1869, British statesman: prime minister 1852, 1858 59, 1866 68. 3. Francis Edgar, 1849… …   Universalium

  • Cyril — /sir euhl/, n. 1. Saint ( Apostle of the Slavs ), A.D. 827 869, Greek missionary to the Moravians. 2. a male given name. * * * (as used in expressions) Burt Sir Cyril Lodowic Cyril and Methodius Saints Cyril of Alexandria Saint Cyril of Jerusalem …   Universalium

  • Cyril — (as used in expressions) Burt, Sir Cyril (Lodowic) Darlington, Cyril Dean James, C(yril) L(ionel) R(obert) Parkinson, C(yril) Northcote Smith, Cyril Stanley Tourneur, Cyril …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Smith (Familienname) — Smith [smɪθ] (englisch smith „Schmied“) ist ein englischsprachiger Familienname. Zur Herkunft siehe Schmidt. Smith ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bekannte Namensträger Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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