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Arthur Tobolsky

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Arthur Tobolsky · Science & Medicine

What

Polymer scientist of viscoelastic relaxation; Bingham Medal (1956)

When

1919, New York City, USA — 1972, Utica, New York, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Arthur Tobolsky is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Polymer scientist of viscoelastic relaxation; Bingham Medal (1956)

How & why

Tobolsky was a Princeton polymer scientist who pioneered the study of viscoelastic relaxation and put time–temperature superposition into practice for understanding polymer behavior; he received the Society of Rheology's Bingham Medal in 1956. His Jewish background is indexed by Jinfo's list, though mainstream biographies do not detail it.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics

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Polymer scientist of viscoelastic relaxation; Bingham Medal (1956)

1919

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Continuum Mechanics