Michael Polanyi
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1976
- Works
- 39
Top works
- Personal knowledge
- U.S.S.R. economics
- Rights and duties of science
- The foundations of academic freedom
- The planning of science
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- 6
- Total plays
- 18
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 85,307x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,759x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,866x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,528x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,975x
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Key facts
- Born
- Pollacsek Mihály , ( 1891-03-11 ) 11 March 1891, Budapest , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- 22 February 1976 (1976-02-22) (aged 84), Northampton , England
- Alma mater
- Technische Hochschule , University of Budapest
- Occupation
- Polymath
- Known for
- Polanyi's paradox , Polanyi's sphere , Polanyi potential theory , Bell–Evans–Polanyi principle , Eyring–Polanyi equation , Flow plasticity theory , Transition state theory , Harpoon reaction , Tacit knowledge , Post-critical
- Spouse
- Magda Kemeny
- Children
- 2, including John
- Relatives
- Karl Polanyi (brother) Kari Polanyi Levitt (niece) Eva Zeisel (niece) Ilona Duczynska (sister-in-law)
- Awards
- Gifford Lectures (1951–1952) , Fellow of the Royal Society (1944)
- Fields
- Physical chemistry , Social studies
- Institutions
- Kaiser Wilhelm Institute , University of Manchester , Merton College, Oxford
Key dates
- Born
- 11 March 1891
- Died
- 22 February 1976
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mihály
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Budapest
- Place of death
- Northampton
- Child
- John Polanyi
- Occupation
- chemist
- Position held
- president
- Educated at
- Eötvös Loránd University
Article
Michael Polanyi (/poʊˈlænji/ poh-LAN-yee; Hungarian: Polányi Mihály; 11 March 1891 – 22 February 1976) was a Hungarian-British polymath, who made important theoretical contributions to physical chemistry, economics, and philosophy. He argued that positivism is a false account of knowing.
His wide-ranging research in physical science included chemical kinetics, x-ray diffraction, and adsorption of gases. He pioneered the theory of fibre diffraction analysis in 1921, and the dislocation theory of plastic deformation of ductile metals and other materials in 1934. He emigrated to Germany, in 1926 becoming a chemistry professor at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, and then in 1933 to England, becoming first a chemistry professor, and then a social sciences professor at the University of Manchester. Two of his students won the Nobel Prize, as did his son. In 1944 Polanyi was elected to the Royal Society.
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