Robert L. Coble
Robert Louis Coble (January 22, 1928 – August 27, 1992) was an American ceramic scientist, notable for his discovery of Coble creep, the effect that carries his name, and for his invention of Lucalox. [1] [2] [3] Coble was a member of the National Academy of Engineering.[2][4] The National Academy of Engineering said that Coble was "widely recognized for his contributions to the theory of sintering of materials and to ceramic processing".[2] Coble received Humboldt Research Award in 1984.[2] The American Ceramic Society established an award in Coble's name: Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars.[5]
Biography[edit]
Coble was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Bethany College (1950) and received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1955). After graduation from MIT, Coble worked as a researcher at the General Electric Research Laboratory. He Joined MIT faculty in 1960, and became a full professor at MIT in 1969. At MIT, his doctoral students included Nancy Dudney, who completed her doctorate in 1979.[6]
Coble retired in 1988 and died by drowning in 1992. Coble drowned off the coast of the island of Maui in Hawaii on August 27, 1992.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "MIT: The Tech-Online Edition; Robert L. Coble, Retired Professor, Dies at 64; Robert L. Coble, a retired professor of materials science and engineering and a widely recognized ceramics researcher". Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
- ^ a b c d National Academy of Engineering, Memorial Tributes: Volume 7 (1994);ROBERT L. COBLE;BY MERTON C. FLEMINGS
- ^ Journal of the American Ceramic Society; Robert L. Coble:A Retrospective
- ^ New York Times: The National Academy of Engineering yesterday announced the election of 100 engineers to membership in the academy and the election of 19 foreign associates; Robert L. Coble, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass; April 2, 1978.
- ^ American Ceramic Society: Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars
- ^ "N. J. Dudney". ISNI. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- 1928 births
- 1992 deaths
- Engineers from Pennsylvania
- Deaths by drowning in the United States
- Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
- People from Uniontown, Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- Bethany College (West Virginia) alumni
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty
- General Electric people
- Accidental deaths in Hawaii
- 20th-century American engineers