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THOMAS R. ANTHONY
Pages 14-19

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... at Harvard, where he earned an MS and PhD in applied physics. At the time, David Turnbull had just joined the DEAP faculty after 15 illustrious years at the GE Research Laboratory, where he laid the foundations of current understanding of the kinetics of phase transformations in condensed matter.
From page 16...
... Instead, he joined GE Research & Development and, with his wife Angela, whom he had met at Harvard, moved to Schenectady, New York. Throughout his long career at GE, Tom's approach to research remained firmly rooted in the fundamental materials science he had learned from his mentor: think deeply about the problem at the atomic level, create a clean physical model, and design simple experiments to test that model.
From page 17...
... One of the signature results of that effort was the production of isotopically pure 12C and 13C gem-quality diamonds, which have record-high thermal conductivity and can be used, for example, to make the most damage-resistant high-power laser windows. The synthesis technique consists of making a CVD diamond deposit from isotopically enriched methane, crushing it, and using the powder as the feed material in seeded high-pressure, high-temperature growth.
From page 18...
... Tom leaves his wife Angela, daughter Wendy, and son Jason, all in Saratoga Springs, NY. He will be remembered for his intellectual brilliance, for his tenacity and discipline, and for his unwavering focus on the importance of fundamental science to the success of industrial research.


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