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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003780b.htm person Metcalfe K. A. AACR2 Chemist K. A. Metcalfe worked for the Munitions Supply Laboratories (later Defence Standards Laboratory) in Adelaide after World War II. He undertook experiments on making images with dry powders on photosensitive paper coated with zinc oxide and developing the electrostatic images from suspensions of resins and dyes in organic fluids. A flow-on from this work was the introduction of colour photocopying. 1958 1958 Award - Award of Merit, Professional Officers Association Professional Officers Association, Commonwealth Public Service (1917 - 1975)

Received the Award of Merit 1958

 Defence Standards Laboratories, Commonwealth of Australia (1953 - 1974)

Undertook experiments on making images with dry powders on photosensitive paper coated with zinc oxide after WWII

 Metcalfe, K. A.

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 'Metcalfe, K. A.', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Metcalfe, K. A. Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000