Bruce Chalmers (October 15, 1907 – May 25, 1990) was a British-born and educated physicist, a

metallurgy Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the ...

professor at

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, a member of the

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, an editor in chief of ''

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'', master of John Winthrop House at Harvard University. ''

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Bruce Chalmers, 82, Metallurgy Professor
Published: May 28, 1990 National Academies Press:Biographical memoirs, V.76, by David Turnbull
/ref> An award has been established in his name - the Bruce Chalmers Award by the

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. The

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said that he had "a notable career as a scientist, educator and editor".

called him "an authority in the field of metallurgy".The Harvard Crimson, Bruce Chalmers, Faculty Profile
/ref> His brother was the notable British atmospheric physicist, John Alan Chalmers (1904-1967).

Awards and Distinctions

* the Saveur Award from the American Society of Metals * the Clamer Medal from the

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* member of the

(1975) * fellow of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chalmers, Bruce 1907 births 1990 deaths 20th-century American physicists Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences American metallurgists Harvard University faculty Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society English emigrants to the United States