Roelof Houwink

Roelof Houwink (1897–1988) was a Dutch polymer scientist, educated at the University of Delft. He worked at Phillips since 1925. From 1939 to 1956 he was director-general of the TNOs Rubberinstituut[1] in Delft.[2]

The Mark-Houwink equation is named after him together with Herman F. Mark.

Publications

References

  1. Gerard van de Schootbrugge, Kunststoffen en Rubber Instituut (KRI), 2014
  2. Gary Patterson, "Polymer Science from 1935 to 1953: Consolidating the Paradigm", Springer 2014, S. 64f
  3. "Elasticity, plasticity and structure of matter. By Dr. R. Houwink. With a chapter on The Plasticity of Crystals. By Dr. W. G. Burgers. Pp. xviii+37G. London: Cambridge University Press, 1937. 21s - - 1937 - Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry - Wiley Online Library". doi:10.1002/jctb.5000564425. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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