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David A. Frank-Kamenetskii

David Albertovich Frank-Kamenetskii (Russian: Давид Альбертович Франк-Каменецкий, August 3, 1910 – June 2, 1970) was a Soviet theoretical physicist and chemist, professor and doctor of physical, chemical and mathematical sciences. He developed the thermal explosion theory, worked on plasma physics problems and in astrophysics.

David A. Frank-Kamenetskii
Born(1910-08-03)3 August 1910
Vilna, Russia, (now Vilnius, Lithuania)
Died2 June 1970(1970-06-02) (aged 59)
Alma materTomsk Technological Institute
Known forFrank-Kamenetskii theory
ZFK equation
Plasma physics
Astrophysics
Activation energy asymptotics
Spouse(s)Klavdia A. Frank-Kamenetskii  née Kopytova (1932–1935)
Elena E. Fridman
AwardsTriple USSR State Prize laureate,
Mendeleev Prize (1949),
Lenin Order,
Order of the Working Red Labour
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, chemistry
Doctoral advisorNikolay Nikolaevich Semenov

Life edit

David A. Frank-Kamenetskii was born on 1910, August 3 in Vilna (Russia; now Vilnius, Lithuania) in a Jewish family. His parents were Albert G. Frank-Kamenetskii (1873–1935) and Anna A. Frank-Kamenetskii (née Hannah A. Arons; 1883–1948). In 1917–1918, the family left Vilna, spent one year near Moscow and finally resided in Irkutsk (Eastern Siberia), where Albert G. Frank-Kamenetskii became the chair of the Chemistry Department in the newly organized Irkutsk State University. In 1931, Frank-Kamenetskii graduated from the Siberian Technological Institute (now Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk, Russia) in Metallurgy Engineering.

In 1932, he married Klavdia A. Kopytova and in the same year their daughter Tema was born. From 1931 to 1934, Frank-Kamenetskii worked as a mining engineer in the Chita gold mines in Eastern Siberia and he was also teaching in a Chita engineering college.

In 1934, Frank-Kamenetskii wrote a letter to Professor Nikolay Nikolaevich Semenov in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) about chemical thermodynamics. Impressed by the letter, Professor Semenov invited Frank-Kamenetskii to join the Institute of Chemical Physics as a graduate student. The Institute of Chemical Physics of the USSR Academy of Sciences was organized by Professor Semenov in 1931, in Leningrad. From 1934 to 1941, Frank Kamenetskii lived in Leningrad and worked in the Institute of Chemical Physics. Here he met Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, who became a close friend, and a fruitful collaboration began. He published several chemical papers in the topics of chain reactions, combustion theory and periodic chemical reactions.

In 1935, Frank-Kamenetskii divorced his first wife Klavdia and married Elena E. Fridman (1910–1992). Their first son was born two years later (Albert D. Frank-Kamentskii, 1937–1979). In 1938, Frank-Kamenetskii received his Candidate of Sciences (CSc) degree (PhD equivalent) in chemistry from the Institute of Chemical Physics.

After the Nazi Germany invasion at the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) in June, 1941, Frank-Kamenetskii and his family was evacuated to Kazan on the Volga River, where the Institute of Chemical Physics was relocated. During the family relocation, the second son, Maxim (1941– ), was born in Gorky. During years 1941 to 1944, he worked in Kazan on the problem of graphite conversion to diamond. In 1943, he received the Doktor Nauk degree (DSc equivalent) in physics and mathematics from the USSR Academy of Sciences.

In 1944–1946, Frank-Kamenetskii lived in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) and headed the Department of Technical Chemistry of the Gorky State University (now Nizhny Novgorod State University).

In 1947–1948, Frank-Kamenetskii lived in Moscow and worked in the Institute of Chemical Physics. In 1947, he published his major work "Diffusion and Heat Transfer in Chemical Kinetics" in Russian. Between 1948 and 1956, Frank-Kamenetskii lived in Sarov and worked on the Soviet atomic bomb project in the secret military research institute code-named "Arzamas-16" or the "Installation". (In 1993, the Sarov became a sister city to Los Alamos, New Mexico, US).

In 1952, his second daughter, Maria was born and in the same year he suffered a major heart attack. In 1956, Frank-Kamenetskii left the "Installation" for Moscow. Between 1956 and 1970, Frank-Kamenetskii was the head of a laboratory in the I. V. Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy and organized and headed the Department of Plasma Physics at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He was teaching plasma physics and published several major works in plasma physics and biophysics. Between 1960 and 1970, he was the editor of the major Russian popular science magazine, Priroda (Природа, in English: Nature). Frank-Kamenetskii died in Moscow on 2 June 1970 due to a heart failure.

Significant works edit

  • Frank-Kamenetskii, David A. (1947), Diffusion and Heat Transfer in Chemical Kinetics (in Russian), Moscow-Leningrad: USSR Academy of Science Press (other Russian editions: 1967, 1987, NAUKA Press; 2008, Intellekt Press; in German: 1959, Springer-Verlag; in English: 1955, Princeton University Press; 1969, Plenum Press)
  • Frank-Kamenetskii, David A. (1948), Energy in Nature and Technology (in Russian), Moscow: KULTPROSVET Press
  • Frank-Kamenetskii, David A. (1959), The Formation of Chemical Element's in the Depths of Stars (in Russian), Moscow: ZNANIE Press
  • Frank-Kamenetskii, David A. (1959), Physical Processes in Stellar Interiors (in Russian), Moscow: FIZMATGIZ Press (in English: 1962, Israel Program for Scientific Translations)
  • Frank-Kamenetskii, David A. (1972) [1961–1963], Plasma-The Fourth State of Matter (3rd ed.), New York: Plenum Press, ISBN 9781468418965
  • Frank-Kamenetskii, David A. (1967), Nuclear Astrophysics (in Russian), Moscow: ZNANIE (in English: 1972, Plenum Press; also published in Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German and Japanese)
  • Frank-Kamenetskii, David A. (1968) [1964], Lectures on Plasma Physics (in Russian) (2nd ed.), Moscow: ATOMIZDAT (other Russian edition: 2008, Intellekt Press; in German: 1967, DVW; in Polish: 1968, Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe)

References edit

External links edit

  • The life and works of David A. Frank-Kamenetskii [1]

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David Albertovich Frank Kamenetskii Russian David Albertovich Frank Kameneckij August 3 1910 June 2 1970 was a Soviet theoretical physicist and chemist professor and doctor of physical chemical and mathematical sciences He developed the thermal explosion theory worked on plasma physics problems and in astrophysics David A Frank KamenetskiiBorn 1910 08 03 3 August 1910Vilna Russia now Vilnius Lithuania Died2 June 1970 1970 06 02 aged 59 Moscow Soviet UnionAlma materTomsk Technological InstituteKnown forFrank Kamenetskii theoryZFK equationPlasma physicsAstrophysics Activation energy asymptoticsSpouse s Klavdia A Frank Kamenetskii nee Kopytova 1932 1935 Elena E FridmanAwardsTriple USSR State Prize laureate Mendeleev Prize 1949 Lenin Order Order of the Working Red LabourScientific careerFieldsPhysics chemistryDoctoral advisorNikolay Nikolaevich Semenov Contents 1 Life 2 Significant works 3 References 4 External linksLife editDavid A Frank Kamenetskii was born on 1910 August 3 in Vilna Russia now Vilnius Lithuania in a Jewish family His parents were Albert G Frank Kamenetskii 1873 1935 and Anna A Frank Kamenetskii nee Hannah A Arons 1883 1948 In 1917 1918 the family left Vilna spent one year near Moscow and finally resided in Irkutsk Eastern Siberia where Albert G Frank Kamenetskii became the chair of the Chemistry Department in the newly organized Irkutsk State University In 1931 Frank Kamenetskii graduated from the Siberian Technological Institute now Tomsk Polytechnic University Tomsk Russia in Metallurgy Engineering In 1932 he married Klavdia A Kopytova and in the same year their daughter Tema was born From 1931 to 1934 Frank Kamenetskii worked as a mining engineer in the Chita gold mines in Eastern Siberia and he was also teaching in a Chita engineering college In 1934 Frank Kamenetskii wrote a letter to Professor Nikolay Nikolaevich Semenov in Leningrad now Saint Petersburg Russia about chemical thermodynamics Impressed by the letter Professor Semenov invited Frank Kamenetskii to join the Institute of Chemical Physics as a graduate student The Institute of Chemical Physics of the USSR Academy of Sciences was organized by Professor Semenov in 1931 in Leningrad From 1934 to 1941 Frank Kamenetskii lived in Leningrad and worked in the Institute of Chemical Physics Here he met Yakov Borisovich Zel dovich who became a close friend and a fruitful collaboration began He published several chemical papers in the topics of chain reactions combustion theory and periodic chemical reactions In 1935 Frank Kamenetskii divorced his first wife Klavdia and married Elena E Fridman 1910 1992 Their first son was born two years later Albert D Frank Kamentskii 1937 1979 In 1938 Frank Kamenetskii received his Candidate of Sciences CSc degree PhD equivalent in chemistry from the Institute of Chemical Physics After the Nazi Germany invasion at the Soviet Union Operation Barbarossa in June 1941 Frank Kamenetskii and his family was evacuated to Kazan on the Volga River where the Institute of Chemical Physics was relocated During the family relocation the second son Maxim 1941 was born in Gorky During years 1941 to 1944 he worked in Kazan on the problem of graphite conversion to diamond In 1943 he received the Doktor Nauk degree DSc equivalent in physics and mathematics from the USSR Academy of Sciences In 1944 1946 Frank Kamenetskii lived in Gorky now Nizhny Novgorod Russia and headed the Department of Technical Chemistry of the Gorky State University now Nizhny Novgorod State University In 1947 1948 Frank Kamenetskii lived in Moscow and worked in the Institute of Chemical Physics In 1947 he published his major work Diffusion and Heat Transfer in Chemical Kinetics in Russian Between 1948 and 1956 Frank Kamenetskii lived in Sarov and worked on the Soviet atomic bomb project in the secret military research institute code named Arzamas 16 or the Installation In 1993 the Sarov became a sister city to Los Alamos New Mexico US In 1952 his second daughter Maria was born and in the same year he suffered a major heart attack In 1956 Frank Kamenetskii left the Installation for Moscow Between 1956 and 1970 Frank Kamenetskii was the head of a laboratory in the I V Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy and organized and headed the Department of Plasma Physics at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology He was teaching plasma physics and published several major works in plasma physics and biophysics Between 1960 and 1970 he was the editor of the major Russian popular science magazine Priroda Priroda in English Nature Frank Kamenetskii died in Moscow on 2 June 1970 due to a heart failure Significant works editFrank Kamenetskii David A 1947 Diffusion and Heat Transfer in Chemical Kinetics in Russian Moscow Leningrad USSR Academy of Science Press other Russian editions 1967 1987 NAUKA Press 2008 Intellekt Press in German 1959 Springer Verlag in English 1955 Princeton University Press 1969 Plenum Press Frank Kamenetskii David A 1948 Energy in Nature and Technology in Russian Moscow KULTPROSVET Press Frank Kamenetskii David A 1959 The Formation of Chemical Element s in the Depths of Stars in Russian Moscow ZNANIE Press Frank Kamenetskii David A 1959 Physical Processes in Stellar Interiors in Russian Moscow FIZMATGIZ Press in English 1962 Israel Program for Scientific Translations Frank Kamenetskii David A 1972 1961 1963 Plasma The Fourth State of Matter 3rd ed New York Plenum Press ISBN 9781468418965 Frank Kamenetskii David A 1967 Nuclear Astrophysics in Russian Moscow ZNANIE in English 1972 Plenum Press also published in Bulgarian Polish Czech Slovak German and Japanese Frank Kamenetskii David A 1968 1964 Lectures on Plasma Physics in Russian 2nd ed Moscow ATOMIZDAT other Russian edition 2008 Intellekt Press in German 1967 DVW in Polish 1968 Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe References editExternal links editThe life and works of David A Frank Kamenetskii 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David A Frank 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