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Roelof Houwink (1897–1988) was a Dutch polymer scientist, educated at the University of Delft. He worked at Philips starting in 1925. From 1939 to 1956 he was director-general of the TNOs Rubberinstituut in Delft.

The Mark-Houwink equation is named jointly after Herman F. Mark and him.

Publications

• Elasticity, Plasticity and Structure of Matter, 1937, Cambridge University Press, London

References

1. Gerard van de Schootbrugge, Kunststoffen en Rubber Instituut (KRI), 2014
2. Gary Patterson, "Polymer Science from 1935 to 1953: Consolidating the Paradigm", Springer 2014, S. 64f
3. "Elasticity, plasticity and structure of matter. By Dr. R. Houwink. With a chapter on The Plasticity of Crystals. By Dr. W. G. Burgers. Pp. xviii+37G. London: Cambridge University Press, 1937. 21s - - 1937 - Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry - Wiley Online Library". doi:10.1002/jctb.5000564425. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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