Arthur Nowick

Arthur S. Nowick
Born(1923-08-29)August 29, 1923
DiedJuly 20, 2010(2010-07-20) (aged 86)
Alma materColumbia University
Scientific career
Fieldsmaterials science
InstitutionsInstitute for the Study of Metals, University of Chicago, Yale University, IBM, Columbia University, UC Irvine
Thesis Variation of amplitude-dependent internal friction in single crystals of copper with frequency and temperature  (1950)
Doctoral advisorShirley Leon Quimby
Doctoral studentsHarry Tuller

Arthur S. Nowick (29 August 1923 – 20 July 2010) was an American materials scientist. He made pioneering contributions to the study of internal friction, anelasticity, crystal defects and other subjects over a fifty-year career and helped develop materials science from a field focused on metals to one that encompasses all classes of materials.