Person
Metcalfe, K. A.
- Occupation
- Chemist
Summary
K. A. Metcalfe worked for the Munitions Supply Laboratories 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.
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Metcalfe, K. A.', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476886. 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/index_m.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 25 May 2006
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