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Holmes, Bruce Morell (1916 - 1954) |
| Applied chemist |
| Born: 17 October 1916. Died: 2 April 1954. |
| Bruce Morell Holmes worked for the CSIR/O Building Materials Research Section, then the CSIRO Division of Building Research 1946-1954. At the time of his death he was Senior Principal Research Officer of the Division of Building Research. He was interested in the deterioration of building materials in hot climates. |
Career Highlights |
| Educated University of Melbourne (BSc 1937, MSc 1939). CSIR (work on use of charcoal for producer gas), Commonwealth Government Explosives Factory, Works Executive Officer, J. Kitchen & Sons Pty Ltd, sub-lieutenant, later lieutenant of the Anti-Submarine Branch, R.A.N.V.R. 1942-1945, CSIR/O Building Materials Research Section (later Division) 1946-1950, CSIRO Division of Building Research 1950-1954. |
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