Pol Duwez

Pol E. Duwez, Pol Edgard Duwez

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2026-06-24

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Pol Duwez (11 December 1907 – 31 December 1984) was a Belgian-born materials scientist. While working at Caltech in 1960, he first introduced metallic glasses made through rapid liquid cooling using a technique known as splat quenching.

Career

1907
Born
1968
Won Francis J. Clamer Medal
1980
Won James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
1984
Passed away
Member of National Academy of Sciences

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•Place of birth: Mons
•Citizenship: United States
•Known as: physicist, materials scientist

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