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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2024-12-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005773b.htm person Knight John Langford AACR2 25 August 1912 22 January 1988 Place of Birth Cressy, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Blackburn, Victoria, Australia Chemist Public servant Jack Knight was a chemist whose expertise lay in explosives. After three years working on acids and explosives at Nobel (Australasia) Pty Ltd he joined the Commonwealth Department of Defence, being posted to the Explosives Factory at Maribyrnong. During WWII he was part of a mission to North America in 1942 to study the manufacture of smokeless powder, later being responsible for the establishment of a new explosives plant to make synthetic ammonia, methanol, nitric acid and nitrocellulose. Between 1958 and 1967 Knight was Controller of Explosives for the Commonwealth Department of Supply. 1932 1932 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1933 1933 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1933 1936 Career position - Chemist, Nobel (Australasia) Pty Ltd 1936 1941 Career position - Chemist, Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria 1942 1945 Career position - Assistant Manager, explosives factory, Mulwala, Victoria 1946 1946 Career position - Assistant Manager, Explosives Factory, Maribyrnong, Victoria 1946 1946 Career position - Fellow, (Royal) Australian Chemical Institute 1954 1956 Career position - Manager, Explosives Factory, Albion, Victoria 1957 1958 Career position - Chief Chemical Engineer, Explosives Branch, Department of Defence Production 1957 1958 Career position - President, Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria 1958 1967 Career position - Controller of Explosives, Department of Supply 1958 1976 Career position - Chairman, Operational Safety Committee, Department of Supply 1961 1961 Career position - Member, Royal Society of Victoria 1967 1967 Life event - Retired 1977 1977 Award - Imperial Service Order (ISO)

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 Knight, John Langford (19120825-19880122)

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 'Knight, John Langford (Jack)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Knight, John Langford (Jack) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Knight, John Langford (1912 - 1988), chemist and public servant Walsh, G. P. Knight, John Langford (1912 - 1988), chemist and public servant Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 631