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4 unusual facts about Walter Rosenhain


Rosenhain

Walter Rosenhain (1875, Berlin – 1934), an Australian metallurgist

Walter Rosenhain

Rosenhain then did three years research work with Professor James Alfred Ewing at St John's College, Cambridge.

In 1900 he became scientific adviser to Chance Brothers of Birmingham, glass manufacturers and lighthouse engineers, and for the next six years his work was chiefly concerned with the production of optical glass and lighthouse apparatus.

On the advice of his professor he took up the microscopic examination of metals, and spent some time at the Royal Mint studying the technique of his new work.



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