Menachem Lewin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Menachem Lewin

Israeli chemist

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1918

Place of Birth: Sokoły, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 18-Feb-2011

Profession: chemist

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Menachem Lewin, (26 March 1918 – 18 February 2011) was an Israeli chemist.
Lewin worked in polymer, fiber and nanotechnology research.
Until his death, a month before his 93rd birthday, Lewin was in charge of a research program at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University.
In 2009, he was appointed as editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia on Fiber science and Engineering, to be published by Wiley in New York.
Lewin obtained 29 U.S.
and European patents and published 175 peer-reviewed publications.
He was the founder (1990) and editor-in-chief of the international monthly journal Polymers for Advanced Technologies (PAT).
PAT sponsors international biannual symposia for scientists, and Lewin often served as chairman, co-chairman or honorary chairman.