George Dawson Preston, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Dawson Preston
British physicist
Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1896
Date of Death: 22-Jun-1972
Profession: physicist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About George Dawson Preston
- Prof George Dawson Preston FRSE (1896–1972) was a 20th century British physicist specialising in crystallography and the structure of alloys.
- He was one of the first to use x-rays and electron diffraction to study the crystal structure of metals and alloys.
- Along with André Guinier, Preston gives his name to the Guinier-Preston zone, discovered in 1938.
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