Norman Frederick Astbury
Dr Norman Frederick Astbury | |
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| Born | 1 December 1908 Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Died | 28 October 1987 (aged 78) Bideford, Devon, England |
| Spouse | Nora Enid Astbury (née Wilkinson) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | William Astbury (brother) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ceramics, electricity, engineering, magnetism, and mathematics |
Norman Frederick Astbury (1 December 1908 – 28 October 1987) was a British physicist and engineer whose career spanned academia, government research, and industry. He graduated with a Double First in Natural Sciences from St John's College, Cambridge, England.
Early in his career, Astbury contributed to the redetermination of the ohm at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington and conducted wartime research into electro-acoustic harbour defences at HM Anti-Submarine Experimentation Establishment. After the Second World War, he established the central research laboratory for the Guest, Keen and Nettlefold (GKN) group of companies. Later, as Director of the British Ceramic Research Association (now Lucideon), he initiated research into the effects of gas explosions on structural masonry.