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Origin and development of the International Confederation for Thermal Analysis (ICTA)

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The history of ICTA, from its conception at the First International Conference on Thermal Analysis in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1965 through the subsequent eight Conferences to the 10th ICTA Congress in Hatfield, England, in 1992, is outlined. Brief biographies of Past-Presidents are appended.

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Diese Arbeit enthält einen Überblick über die Geschichte der ICTA, beginnend mit den Anfängen auf der Ersten Internationalen Konferenz für Thermoanalyse in Aberdeen, Schottland im Jahre 1965 über die acht vorangehenden Konferenzen bis hin zum 10 ICTA-Kongreß in hatfield, England im Jahre 1992. Es wurden Kurzbiographien der früheren Präsidenten beigefügt.

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Mackenzie, R.C. Origin and development of the International Confederation for Thermal Analysis (ICTA). Journal of Thermal Analysis 40, 5–28 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02546552

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