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 ACS Rubber Division
  • 1992 - IISRP Technical Award from the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hsieh, Henry; Quirk, Rodney (1996). Anionic Polymerization: Principles and Practical Applications. CRC Press. p. 480. ISBN 9780824795238. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Norman LEGGE Notice". The Edmonton Journal. June 22, 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Audio interview with Normal Legge". summitmemory.org. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Technical Award Winners" (PDF). IISRP.com. IISRP. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
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