About Robert E. Newnham
Lived 1929 – 2009 (aged 80). Robert E. Newnham was an American materials scientist and university teacher.
Robert E. Newnham, also known as Bob Newnham, (28 March 1929 – 16 April 2009) was an American academic and writer who was a Alcoa Professor Emeritus of Solid State Science at the Pennsylvania State University. He is known for his contributions in the field of ferroelectrics.
Biography Newnham was born on 28 March 1929 in Amsterdam, New York, United States.
In April 2009, he died at the age of 80. E.C. Henry Award Basic Research Award of the World Academy of Ceramics
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American materials scientist (1929–2009)
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Robert E. Newnham died on 16 April 2009.
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