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'''Herbert Morawetz''' (October 16, 1915-Oct. 29, 2017) was a [[Czechoslovakia]]n-[[Americans|American]] chemical engineer. He was a professor of chemistry at [[Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; now New York University]]. His work focused on [[polymer chemistry]]<ref name=Obituary2017>{{cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/content/cen/articles/96/i4/Herbert-Morawetz.html|title=Herbert Morawetz Obituary|accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref> and [[macromolecule]]s. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers [[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pol.1976.130140914]] and The Origins and Growth of a Science [[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/0471440264.pst631]] both Wiley). |
'''Herbert Morawetz''' (October 16, 1915-Oct. 29, 2017) was a [[Czechoslovakia]]n-[[Americans|American]] chemical engineer. He was a professor of chemistry at [[Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; now New York University]]. His work focused on [[polymer chemistry]]<ref name=Obituary2017>{{cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/content/cen/articles/96/i4/Herbert-Morawetz.html|title=Herbert Morawetz Obituary|accessdate=10 March 2019}}</ref> and [[macromolecule]]s. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers [[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pol.1976.130140914]] and The Origins and Growth of a Science [[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/0471440264.pst631]] both Wiley). A Distinguished Lecture Series in his honor and celebrating his love of learning, a passion for teaching, and a commitment to scientific inquiry was inaugurated in 2003. Initially funded by two of his grateful former students, the series commemorates his intellectual curiosity and wide-ranging interests by covering all areas of scientific endeavor, from Anthropology to Zoology [[https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/chemical-and-biomolecular-engineering/distinguished-lecture-series]]. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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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 Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; now New York University. His work focused on polymer chemistry[1] and macromolecules. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers [[1]] and The Origins and Growth of a Science [[2]] both Wiley). A Distinguished Lecture Series in his honor and celebrating his love of learning, a passion for teaching, and a commitment to scientific inquiry was inaugurated in 2003. Initially funded by two of his grateful former students, the series commemorates his intellectual curiosity and wide-ranging interests by covering all areas of scientific endeavor, from Anthropology to Zoology [[3]].
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]. His brother, Oskar Morawetz was a Canadian composer [[4]]. His brother John Morawetz was a Canadian businessman.
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.
