Henri A. Levy
Henri A. Levy (September 12, 1913 – March 25, 2003) was an American
crystalline materials.[1]
Early life and education
Levy was born in
Caltech, in 1935 and 1938 respectively. His PhD was supervised by Linus Pauling. [1]
Career
Following a postdoctoral position with Pauling, Levy moved to Clinton Laboratories (now
X-ray diffraction. He pioneered automated methodology for neutron diffraction studies,[5] along with several computer programs for analysis of crystallographic data.[6]
He was president of the American Crystallographic Association in 1965.[1]
In his later life, Levy worked on transcribing DNA.[7]
Legacy
Levy Island, in Crystal Sound, Antarctica, is named in honor of Levy's 1957 work with SW Peterson determining the position of hydrogen atoms in an ice crystal using neutrons.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Henri A. Levy (1913-2003) IUCR newsletter vol 11(2)".
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- ^ "Chapter 4: Olympian Feats". ORNL Review. 25 (3 and 4: ORNL: The First Fifty Years). 1992. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
- ^ "Crystallographic Computing at Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1954 to 1968. William R. Busing". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
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- ^ "Name Details: Levy Island (United States Gazetteer)". Australian Antarctic Data Centre. Retrieved March 3, 2014.