Chemist no. 194 of 350 · Materials/Polymer

Dan Shechtman

1941-IsraelNobel Chemistry 2011

Discovery of quasicrystals

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Dan Shechtman and the Discovery of Quasicrystals

How Dan Shechtman discovered quasicrystals in 1982, breaking the rules of crystal symmetry. Nobel Chemistry 2011 explained for JAM, NET and GATE students.

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Biography

Dan Shechtman (born 1941): The Scientist Who Trusted His Microscope

Biography of Dan Shechtman (born 1941), the Israeli materials scientist who discovered quasicrystals and won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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