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Frank, Charles

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Frank, Charles (1911–1998)

English physicist who explained the primary mechanism by which crystals grow and who contributed to liquid-crystal and alloy research. He also made contributions to geophysics and polymer physics. He was knighted in 1977.

Frank studied at Oxford University as a scholar from 1929 and in 1936 he moved to Berlin to study with the Dutch physicist Peter Debye. During World War II, Frank shared the leadership of Air Ministry Intelligence where he identified the first German radar stations. After the war he moved to Bristol University, where he remained until his retirement.

He was elected vice-president of the Royal Society in 1977 and received its Copley medal in 1994.



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