Biography:Herbert Morawetz
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| Nationality | Czechoslovakian, American |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Children | 4 |
Herbert Morawetz (October 16, 1915-Oct. 29, 2017) was a Czechoslovakian-American chemical engineer. He was a professor of chemistry at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn; now New York University. His work focused on polymer chemistry[1] and macromolecules. He published two books: Macromolecules in Solution and Polymers and The Origins and Growth of a Science both Wiley).
Personal life
Herbert's wife Cathleen Synge Morawetz was a prolific mathematician at NYU. His sister Sonja Morawetz Sinclair revealed in 2017 she was a WW2 codebreaker after seven decades of secrecy by Bletchley Park Signals Intelligence. He helped organize the defection of Mikhail Barishnikov from the USSR 1974.[2][3] His brother, Oskar Morawetz was a Canadian composer Oskar Morawetz. His brother John Morawetz was a Canadian businessman.
References
- ↑ "Herbert Morawetz Obituary". https://cen.acs.org/content/cen/articles/96/i4/Herbert-Morawetz.html. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ Karen Longwell (25 August 2010). "From Baryshnikov to Bigwin, a piece of Muskoka history". Muskoka Region. https://www.muskokaregion.com/news-story/3644358-from-baryshnikov-to-bigwin-a-piece-of-muskoka-history/. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ↑ "Present At the Defection". Maclean's. 11 July 1994. http://archive.macleans.ca/article/1994/7/11/present-at-the-defection. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
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