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Dobbs, Edwin Roland was born on December 2, 1924 in Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Son of Albert Edwin and Harriet (Wright) Dobbs.
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Solid Helium Three (Oxford Science Publications)
(The discovery of the astonishing properties of helium thr...)
The discovery of the astonishing properties of helium three crystals has been one of the hottest topics in low temperature physics over the last two decades. This book provides the first complete account of those properties, including descriptions and interpretations of critical experimental measurements. Beginning with the phase diagram and thermal properties of this uniquely quantum crystal, the author skillfully introduces current theories of solid helium and compares their predictions with measurements of the ground state, elastic and thermal properties, and phonon spectra. The extraordinary magnetic properties are described and discussed in chapters devoted to the paramagnetism, antiferromagnetism, and ferromagnetism of the different phases of solid helium. The text concludes with chapters on crystal growth and defects, and sections on monolayers, bilayers, and multilayers grown on a variety of substrates. Students and researchers in condensed matter physics, physical chemistry, and applied mathematics will welcome this exceptional new book.
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Edwin Roland Dobbs
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Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. London, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. London, 1949; Doctor of Science in Physics, U. London, 1977.
Career
Radar research officer, Admiralty, London, 1943-1946; lecturer physics, U. London, 1949-1958; research associate, Brown U., Providence, 1958-1959; associate professor physics, Brown U., Providence, 1959-1960; Associated Electrical Industries fellow in physics, U. Cambridge, 1960-1964; professor physics, U. Lancaster, 1964-1973; Hildred Carlile professor physics, U. London, 1973-1990; emeritus professor physics, U. London, since 1990. Member physics committee Science & Engineering Research Council, London, 1970-1973, 83-86, member nuclear physics board, 1974-1977. Member Paul Instrument committee Royal Society, since 1984.
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Solid Helium Three (Oxford Science Publications)
(The discovery of the astonishing properties of helium thr...)
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Solid Helium Three (Oxford Science Publications)
Membership
Fellow Institute Physics (honorary secretary 1976-1984), Institute Acoustics (president 1976-1978). Member American Physical Society, European Physical Society, International House of Japan, National Trust England, Society Authors, Christians in Science, Athenaeum Club.
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Married Dorothy Helena Jeeves, April 7, 1947. Children: Helena Jane, Richard Alexander Edwin, Jeremy Frances Roland.
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Fulbright fellow, 1958-1959. Visiting fellow Japan Academy Sciences, U. Tokyo, 1977, Sciences & Engineering Research Council, Cornell Univercity, 1984, British Council, India, 1991.Fulbright fellow, 1958-1959. Visiting fellow Japan Academy Sciences, U. Tokyo, 1977, Sciences & Engineering Research Council, Cornell Univercity, 1984, British Council, India, 1991.