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Jerzy Adam Dobrowolski

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Jerzy Adam Dobrowolski

Quebec | Canada
First name:
Jerzy Adam
Last Name:
Dobrowolski
Date of birth:
1931
Date of death:
2013
Age:
82
Profession:
doctor (degree), physicist
Honours and awards:
Order of Canada
Biography:

Jerzy Adam Dobrowolski (1931-2013), Polish scientist. He defended his doctoral thesis at the University of London in the field of optical thin films. As a physicist, he used the results of his work for the first time in the world in the fight against money counterfeiters; he applied the impalpable print to 50- and 100-dollar notes in Canada, to credit cards and various documents. Throughout his career, he worked for the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). He was the author of more than 190 papers, more than 30 patents and 8 review chapters in books. He has received numerous awards and honours, including Canada's highest honour, the Order of Canada (Member).

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