scholarly journals Edwin Smith. 28 July 1931 — 4 July 2010

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 553-565
Author(s):  
Frederick Michael Burdekin ◽  
John Frederick Knott
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Plastic Flow ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
University Administration ◽  
Nuclear Power Generation ◽  
Joint Operation ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Manchester

Ted Smith is best known for his contributions to the analysis of continuous dislocations in deformed crystals and the application of this to understanding the conditions leading to plastic flow and fracture in metals. He applied his knowledge to a range of practical problems, particularly ones concerned with the structural integrity of key components in the nuclear power generation industry. His career spanned both industry and academia, including 20 years as Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Manchester, during which time he helped oversee the joint operation of the Departments of Metallurgy at both the University and UMIST and served at senior levels in the University administration. His research was frequently motivated by interactions with industry in consultancy work. He published over 500 papers, the great majority of which were of his sole authorship.

scholarly journals John Frederick Knott. 9 December 1938—5 October 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 217-234
Author(s):  
Frederick Michael Burdekin ◽  
Paul Bowen
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Nuclear Power Generation ◽  
Ferrous Alloys ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Text Book ◽  
Initiation And Propagation ◽  
Wide Range

John Knott was a leading expert in materials, fracture and structural integrity applied particularly to the fields of nuclear power generation and aero-engine applications. He made significant contributions to the quantitative scientific understanding of fracture processes in metals and alloys and its applications in engineering. His early work elucidated the role of microstructure in the initiation and propagation of cracks and involved detailed analysis of the micro-mechanisms of cleavage, ductile and fatigue fracture modes in many types of steel and non-ferrous alloys. He developed innovative techniques of mechanical testing which allowed detailed monitoring of crack propagation. He was the author of a much-used text book on the principles of fracture mechanics. The wide range of his expertise meant that John Knott was in high demand to serve on advisory committees for both government and industry organizations, particularly in the civil nuclear power generation and aerospace industries. With his deep knowledge of materials behaviour, he was invited to give many prestigious lectures at conferences. He was a convivial character with a keen sense of humour and often entertained conference dinners with poems he had composed about the particular event and about other participants.

Exploring the perception of Nigerians towards nuclear power generation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Daniel R. E. Ewim ◽  
Stephen S. Oyewobi ◽  
Michael O. Dioha ◽  
Chibuike E. Daraojimba ◽  
Suzzie O. Oyakhire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Nuclear Power Generation

The Crocodile and the Elephant

1997 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-316
Author(s):  
A. R. Mackintosh
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Gold Medal ◽  
Niels Bohr ◽  
Memorial Lecture ◽  
Mcgill University ◽  
Peter Kapitza ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Manchester

In 1907 Ernest Rutherford (later named ‘The Crocodile’ by Peter Kapitza), 36 years old and already a world–famous physicist, moved from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, to the University of Manchester, England. In the same year Niels Bohr (later known by some as ‘The Elephant’––he was one of the very few non–royal recipients of the Order of the Elephant), a 22–year–old student at the University of Copenhagen, received the gold medal of the Royal Danish Academy for his first research project, an experimental and theoretical study of water jets. During the next 30 years, until Rutherford's death in 1937, these two great scientists dominated quantum physics. Rutherford was the father of nuclear physics; together they founded atomic physics; and, with their students and colleagues, they were responsible for the great majority of the decisive advances made in the inter–war years. This lecture tells the story of the development in quantum physics, and makes some comparisons between Bohr and Rutherford–as men and scientists–drawing especially on their extensive correspondence between 1912 and 1937, the material that Bohr gathered in connection with the publication in 1961 of his Rutherford Memorial Lecture, the interviews that he gave just before his death in 1962, and other published and unpublished material from the Niels Bohr Archive in Copenhagen.

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