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Fisher, Nellie (1907 - 1995) |
| Industrial chemist |
| Born: 15 October 1907 England. Died: 10 August 1995 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. |
| Nellie Fisher, the first female scientist to head a chemical laboratory in Australia, worked for Kodak in Melbourne 1939-62. She had earlier worked for Kodak in England and was chosen to go to Australia because of her vast knowledge of the preparation and testing of sensitising dyes. |
Career Highlights |
| Born England, 15 October 1907. Died Melbourne, 10 August 1995. Educated England (PhD). Ilford 1933-34, Kodak Limited, Harrow 1934-39, Kodak research laboratory, Abbotsford, Victoria 1939-48, founder and head, Kodak emulsion laboratory 1948-62. |
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