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After Wadsworth and Sherby[8] published their 1985 paper in Scientific American, Smith, the great metallurgical historian, cautioned that their work would not be the last word on the subject. He was correct, and his caution to other researchers in this field is as accurate today as it was then.

References
1. J. Wadsworth and O.D. Sherby, Prog. Mater. Sci. 25  (1980) p. 35.
2. C.S. Smith,
Sci. Lett. 216  (1982) p. 242.
3. J. Wadsworth and O.D. Sherby,
Sci. Lett. 218  (1982)
p. 328.
4. R.B. Russell,
Bar Bull. 21 (1950) p. 93.
5. J.R. BrČant,
Bull. Soc. Encour. Ind. Nat. 22 (1823)
p. 222;
Ann. Philos. 8 (1824) p. 267.
6. C.S. Smith,
1963 Lecture on Outstanding Research (American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1963) p. 18.
7. J. D. Verhoeven,
Sci. Am. 284 (1) (2001) p. 74.
8. O. D. Sherby and J. Wadsworth,
Sci. Am. 252 (2)  (1985) p. 112.
9. J. Wadsworth and O.D. Sherby,
Mater. Charact. 28 (2) (1992) p. 165.

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