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Biographical entry Tamblyn, Norman Edwin Tonkin (1912 - 2000)
- Born
- 29 January 1912
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - Died
- 30 September 2000
- Occupation
- Wood scientist
Summary
Norman Tamblyn worked for CSIRO. He was interested in methods of preserving wood, working on rail sleeper preservation in 1952 and taking out a patent for treating green timber in 1958. In about 1976 he presented a paper at a meeting of the Institute of Wood Science on the past, present and future of wood preservation in Australia.
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Events
- 1982
- Award - Stanley Clarke Memorial Medal received for services to wood science
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'Obituary: Norman Edwin Tonkin Tamblyn, MSc, FIWSc', The Age, 24 October 2000. Also available at http://newsstore.theage.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news001024_0553_8431. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Tamblyn, Norman Edwin Tonkin', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474224. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003988. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 18 November 2011
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