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| Occupation | Chemist |
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Herbert Morawetz (October 16, 1915-Oct. 29, 2017) was a Czechoslovakian-American chemical engineer. He was a professor of chemistry at Brooklyn Poly Tech; now New York University. His work focused on polymer chemistry[1] and macromolecules. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers: The Origins and Growth of a Science (both Wiley).
Personal life
Herbert's wife Cathleen Synge Morawetz was a prolific mathematician at NYU. His sister Sonja Morawetz Sinclair revealed in 2017 she was a WW2 codebreaker after seven decades of secrecy by Bletchley Park Signals Intelligence. He helped organize the defection of Mikhail Barishnikov from the USSR 1974.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Herbert Morawetz Obituary". Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Karen Longwell (25 August 2010). "From Baryshnikov to Bigwin, a piece of Muskoka history". Muskoka Region. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Present At the Defection". Maclean's. 11 July 1994. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
