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Morris Cohen (November 27, 1911 – May 27, 2005), born inChelsea, Massachusetts, United States, was a Jewish American metallurgist, who spent his entire career affiliated withMIT. He graduated from his undergraduate degree in 1933, receiving his doctorate three years later, and was appointed assistant professor ofmetallurgy in 1937. He was appointed Professor of Physical Metallurgy in 1946, and an Institute Professor in 1975. He took emeritus status in 1982.
He worked on theManhattan Project during theSecond World War. He and his colleagues developed fuel rods forEnrico Fermi'snuclear reactor at theUniversity of Chicago.[1]
He has been awarded the gold medal by theASM International (formerly American Society for Metals) (1968) and theJapan Institute of Metals (1970), theNational Medal of Science in 1976,[2] and theKyoto Prize in 1987.
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