Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton
Sir Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton, FRS (11 October 1886 – 7 September 1959) was a British chemist. After enlisting in the Coldstream Guards, he was seconded to the Department of Explosives Supply and did research into munitions. After the war he studied the vapour pressure of metals before his interest turned to combustion. He pioneered the use of liquid methane as a fuel.
Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton | |
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1932 portrait by Walter Stoneman | |
| Born | 11 October 1886 Glyn Cywarch, near Talsarnau, Gwynedd, Wales |
| Died | 7 September 1959 (aged 72) Mouans-Sartoux, France |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University College, London |
| Known for | Liquid methane |
| Awards | Rumford Medal (1946) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Clarendon Laboratory Imperial College of Science |
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