John D. Eshelby

Professor
John D. Eshelby
Born
John Douglas Eshelby

21 December 1916
Died10 December 1981(1981-12-10) (aged 64)
NationalityBritish
Other namesJock
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
Known forEshelby's inclusion
Scientific career
FieldsMicromechanics of Materials
InstitutionsUniversity of Bristol
Royal Air Force
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Birmingham
Cavendish Laboratory
University of Sheffield
Thesis Stationary and moving dislocation  (1950)
Doctoral advisorNevill Mott

John Douglas Eshelby FRS (21 December 1916 – 10 December 1981) was a British scientist in micromechanics. He made significant contributions to the fields of defect mechanics and micromechanics of inhomogeneous solids for fifty years, including important aspects of the controlling mechanisms of plastic deformation and fracture.