Dan Shechtman

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Scientist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Technion_–_Israel_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Technion_–_Israel_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Israel_Prize
gptkb:Wolf_Prize_in_Physics
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh
gptkbp:birth_date January 24, 1941
gptkbp:birth_place Dahlia, Israel
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:class materials science
solid-state physics
quasicrystals
gptkbp:contribution development of new materials
applications in nanotechnology
applications in physics
applications in chemistry
discovery of quasicrystals
understanding of atomic arrangements
applications in metallurgy
gptkbp:field materials science
solid-state physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dan Shechtman
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:scientific_community
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Linus_Pauling
gptkbp:invention quasicrystal structure
gptkbp:involvement gptkb:academic_journals
educational outreach
scientific organizations
international conferences
academic committees
public speaking engagements
research collaborations
mentoring students
promoting science education
peer review activities
advocacy for scientific research funding
gptkbp:known_for quasicrystals
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Israel
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:published_work The Science of Quasicrystals
gptkbp:research_focus crystallography
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Miriam_Shechtman
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hebrew_University_of_Jerusalem
gptkb:Technion_–_Israel_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4