Sir
Peter B. Hirsch
(
–
)
1925
2025
University of Oxford
;
Oxford, England
Metallurgist; Educator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Engineering and Technology
Elected
2005
International Honorary Member
Pioneered the use of electron microscopy as a tool for materials research. Was the first to see line defects (dislocations) and their motion in the transmission electron microscope. Interpreted observations of dislocations and other defects in crystalline solids; related these observations to dislocations’ preeminent role in determining mechanical properties.
Last Updated