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The 50th anniversary of the death of Adolf Gustav Smekal (1895–1959), a pioneer in materials physics

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The Austrian physicist Adolf G. Smekal (1895–1959) was one of the most creative and active materials scientists of the twentieth century. This paper reports about the contributions of Smekal and co-workers to the physics of fracture, fractography, fracture dynamics, micro-plasticity, and the comminution of brittle materials.

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Momber, A.W. The 50th anniversary of the death of Adolf Gustav Smekal (1895–1959), a pioneer in materials physics. J Mater Sci 45, 750–758 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-009-3996-4

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