Norman R. Legge
Canadian researcher
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Norman Reginald Legge (20 April 1919 – 28 March 2004) was a Canadian researcher for the Shell Oil Company and pioneer of thermoplastic elastomers,[1] Kraton in particular.[2]
Personal
Education
- 1942 BSC, Chemistry, University of Alberta
- 1943 MSC, Chemistry, University of Alberta
- 1945 Ph.D., McGill University, explosives research during World War II.
Career
Legge worked as a research chemist for Polymer Corporation (formerly Polysar Corp.) in Sarnia, Ontario (1945-1951).[4] Later, he moved to Kentucky Synthetic Rubber Corporation as Director of Research in Louisville. He then moved to Shell Chemical until his retirement.
He was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division.
Awards and Recognitions
- 1987 - Charles Goodyear Medal from the ACS Rubber Division
- 1992 - IISRP Technical Award from the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers[5]
External links
- Audio interview with Norman Legge.