Karl A. Gschneidner Jr (1930–2016)

Pecharsky, Vitalij K.

doi:10.1038/nmat4751

Title: Karl A. Gschneidner Jr (1930–2016)

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Presented here is the obituary for Karl Albert Gschneidner Jr. He died on 27 April 2016. Nicknamed Mr Rare Earth, he holds an unparalleled place as the renowned authority in just about every aspect related to the science, technology and history of a very special family of elements — the rare earths.

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Pecharsky, Vitalij K. ^[1]

Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering

Publication Date:: Fri Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1342912

Report Number(s):: IS-J-9145
Journal ID: ISSN 1476-1122; nmat4751; TRN: US1701612

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nature Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 15; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1476-1122

Publisher:: Nature Publishing Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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