Erich Schmid (physicist)

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Erich Schmid (4 May 1896 in Bruck an der Mur, 22 October 1983 in Vienna) was a physicist from Austria. He made important discoveries in the field of crystal plasticity.

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Schmid studied physics and mathematics at the University of Vienna and received his doctorate in 1920 under the supervision of Felix Ehrenhaft. He then became the assistant of Ludwig Flamm.^[1] In 1951 he accepted a position at the University of Vienna and stayed there until retiring in 1967.

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One of his most successful contributions is the book "Plasticity of Crystals: with special reference to metals" ("Kristallplastizität: Mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Metalle") which he coauthored with Walter Boas.^[2] In 1960 the Austrian Academy of Sciences awarded him the Erwin Schrödinger Prize and named the institute for material sciences after him ("Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science").^[3] He was also awarded the Wilhelm Exner Medal, the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art and the Honorary ring of the city of Vienna.

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References

↑ "Erich Schmid – Wissenschaftliches Werk" (in German). Österreichische Zentralbibliothek für Physik. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
↑ Schmid, Erich; Walter Boas (1935). Kristallplastizität: Mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Metalle (in German) (1st ed.). Springer. ISBN 978-3662342619.
↑ "Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science" . Retrieved 17 August 2014.

External links

Plasticity of Crystals: with special reference to metals The open access English translation of Schmid's book.

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[zbp-Schmid-1] "Erich Schmid – Wissenschaftliches Werk" (in German). Österreichische Zentralbibliothek für Physik. Retrieved 17 August 2014.

[schmid-boas-1935-2] Schmid, Erich; Walter Boas (1935). Kristallplastizität: Mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Metalle (in German) (1st ed.). Springer. ISBN 978-3662342619.

[esi-3] "Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science" . Retrieved 17 August 2014.