Bruyne, Norman Adrian de, 1904-1997 (aeronautical engineer)
Person
Biography
Norman Adrian de Bruyne (1904-1997), inventor, and engineering entrepreneur, was born in Punta Arenas, Chile. He entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1923 to study natural sciences, and proceeded to Ph.D. research, studying field emission, and working at the Cavendish Laboratory. In 1931 he established the Cambridge Aeroplane Construction Company, which became Aero Research Ltd in 1934. De Bruyne's work with the company led to advances in the design and construction of aircraft. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1967.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Correspondence and papers re: terms of agreement, bispherical monocentric projector etc., 1950-1951
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8726/C.36
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Techne engaged Linfoot as consultant on optics from 1 July 1950
Dates:
1950-1951
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Fonds
Norman Adrian de Bruyne: 'My Seventy-Five Years'
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8872
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a typescript of Norman de Bruyne's unpublished autobiography, 'My seventy-five years'.
Dates:
1979 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cambridge University Library
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