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 edit
Legge was born on 20 April 1919 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He died on 28 March 2004 in Livermore, California.[3]
Education edit
- 1942 BSC, Chemistry, University of Alberta
- 1943 MSC, Chemistry, University of Alberta
- 1945 Ph.D., McGill University, explosives research during World War II.
Career edit
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 edit
- 1987 - Charles Goodyear Medal from the ACS Rubber Division
- 1992 - IISRP Technical Award from the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers[5]
External links edit
- Audio interview with Norman Legge.
References edit
- ^ Holden, G.; Bishop, E. T.; Legge, N. R. (1969). "Thermoplastic elastomers". Journal of Polymer Science Part C: Polymer Symposia. 26 (1): 37–57. doi:10.1002/polc.5070260104.
- ^ 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.