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.

Personal

Legge was born on 20 April 1919 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He died on 28 March 2004 in Livermore, California.

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). 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

External links

• Audio interview with Norman Legge.

References