Ernest Rabinowicz

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Ernest Rabinowicz (1927-2006) was an American mechanical engineer. He was known for his work in tribology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). [1]

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Education

Rabinowicz received his bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Cambridge in 1947. In 1950, he obtained a doctor of philosophy in physical chemistry from the University of Cambridge [1] under the supervision of David Tabor. [2]

Research

Rabinowicz joined the research staff at MIT in 1950, becoming a professor in 1967. [3] He was best known for his research on the friction [4] [5] [6] and wear [7] [8] [9] of materials. He also wrote several popular science articles on tribology topics in Scientific American. [10] [11] His seminal book "Friction and Wear of Materials" [12] was first published in 1965. [1] According to Google Scholar, his work has been cited on more than 10,000 occasions. [13]

As well as teaching students at MIT, Rabinowicz developed and taught a popular extension course on Friction and Wear to many engineers and scientists from industry. His lectures and teaching videos reached a wide audience and made him one of the best known teachers of tribology in the United States, if not the world. [3]

Awards

Rabinowicz has been awarded the three most prestigious tribology awards. In 1985, he received the Mayo D. Hersey Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [14] In 1988, he received the International Award from the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. In 1998, he was awarded the Tribology Gold Medal by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ernest Rabinowicz, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, dies at 79". MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  2. ↑ "2020 Tribology Gold Medal". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. 1 2 "Tribology Gold Medal Laureates | Institution of Mechanical Engineers". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ↑ Rabinowicz, Ernest (1951). "The Nature of the Static and Kinetic Coefficients of Friction". Journal of Applied Physics. 22 (11): 1373–1379. Bibcode:1951JAP....22.1373R. doi:10.1063/1.1699869. ISSN   0021-8979.
  5. ↑ Rabinowicz, E (1958). "The Intrinsic Variables affecting the Stick-Slip Process". Proceedings of the Physical Society. 71 (4): 668–675. Bibcode:1958PPS....71..668R. doi:10.1088/0370-1328/71/4/316. ISSN   0370-1328.
  6. ↑ Rabinowicz, E. (1971). "The Determination of the Compatibility of Metals through Static Friction Tests". ASLE Transactions. 14 (3): 198–205. doi:10.1080/05698197108983243. ISSN   0569-8197.
  7. ↑ Rabinowicz, E.; Dunn, L. A.; Russell, P. G. (1961). "A study of abrasive wear under three-body conditions". Wear. 4 (5): 345–355. doi:10.1016/0043-1648(61)90002-3. ISSN   0043-1648.
  8. ↑ Rabinowicz, E.; Mutis, A. (1965). "Effect of abrasive particle size on wear". Wear. 8 (5): 381–390. doi:10.1016/0043-1648(65)90169-9. ISSN   0043-1648.
  9. ↑ Rabinowicz, Ernest (1984). "The least wear". Wear. 100 (1): 533–541. doi:10.1016/0043-1648(84)90031-0. ISSN   0043-1648.
  10. ↑ Rabinowicz, Ernest (1968). "POLISHING". Scientific American. 218 (6): 91–101. Bibcode:1968SciAm.218f..91R. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0668-91. ISSN   0036-8733. JSTOR   24926258.
  11. ↑ Rabinowicz, Ernest (1956). "Stick and Slip". Scientific American. 194 (5): 109–119. Bibcode:1956SciAm.194e.109R. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0556-109. ISSN   0036-8733. JSTOR   26122743.
  12. ↑ "Friction and Wear of Materials, 2nd Edition | Wiley". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  13. ↑ "Ernest Rabinowicz". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  14. ↑ "Mayo D. Hersey Award". www.asme.org. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
  15. ↑ "IMechE Tribology Gold Medal Laureates | Institution of Mechanical Engineers". www.imeche.org. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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