Norman R. Legge
Norman Reginald Legge (20 April 1919 – 28 March 2004) was a Canadian researcher for the Shell Oil Company and pioneer of thermoplastic elastomers, Kraton in particular.[1]
Personal[]
Legge was born on 20 April 1919 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He died on 28 March 2004 in Livermore, California.[2]
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).[3] 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
- 1992 - from the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers[4]
External links[]
- Audio interview with Norman Legge.
References[]
- ^ Hsieh, Henry; Quirk, Rodney (1996). Anionic Polymerization: Principles and Practical Applications. CRC Press. p. 480. ISBN 9780824795238. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Norman LEGGE Notice". The Edmonton Journal. June 22, 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Audio interview with Normal Legge". summitmemory.org. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ "Technical Award Winners" (PDF). IISRP.com. IISRP. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 2004 deaths
- Polymer scientists and engineers
- Scientists from Edmonton
- University of Alberta alumni
- McGill University alumni