Coble, Robert L.

Robert L. Coble,
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Name	Coble, Robert L. Gender: M
Birthname	Robert Louis Coble
born on	22 January 1928 at 19:00 (= 7:00 PM )
Place	Uniontown (Fayette County), Pennsylvania, 39n54, 79w44
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source	News report Rodden Rating A Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data	01°44' 03°38 Asc. 21°22'

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Biography

American ceramic scientist, notable for his discovery of Coble creep, the effect that carries his name, and for his invention of Lucalox. Coble was a member of the National Academy of Engineering which said that he was "widely recognized for his contributions to the theory of sintering of materials and to ceramic processing". Coble received a Humboldt Research Award in 1984. The American Ceramic Society established an award in Coble's name, "Robert L. Coble Award for Young Scholars."

He graduated from Bethany College (1950) and received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1955). After graduation from MIT, Coble worked as a researcher at the General Electric Research Laboratory. He Joined MIT faculty in 1960, and became a full professor at MIT in 1969. At MIT, his doctoral students included Nancy Dudney, who completed her doctorate in 1979.

Robert L. Coble retired in 1988. He drowned off the coast of the island of Maui in Hawaii on 27 August 1992 at age 64.

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Events

• Death by Accident 27 August 1992 (Drowned, age 64)
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Source Notes

Sy Scholfield quotes birth notice, The Morning Herald (Uniontown, Pennsylvania), 24 January 1928, page 3: born at Uniontown Hospital.

Categories

• Traits : Mind : Education extensive (PhD)

• Lifestyle : Work : Mentor/Tutor

• Vocation : Education : Researcher

• Vocation : Education : Teacher

• Vocation : Science : Other Science (Ceramic)

• Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator ("Coble creep," "Lucalox")