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ACCORDING to the report for 1945 of the Council of the Society of Glass Technology, presented at the annual general meeting held at Sheffield on April 25, there are now an Indian Section and five local sections, in addition to the parent body. The total membership exceeds one thousand, distributed through thirty-five countries. Prof. H. Moore retired from the presidency, after holding office for two years, and was succeeded by Mr. Geoffrey I. C. Marchand, director of the Glass Manufacturers' Federation. Prof. W. E. S. Turner, honorary general secretary, will retire on May 31, and Dr. J. H. Partridge, of the Research Laboratories of the General Electric Co., Ltd., Wembley, will succeed him. Mr. F. G. Orme, general treasurer, will be succeeded by Mr. A. E. Hill. Prof. Turner, founder of the Society, who has exercised a profound influence on its development for a period of thirty years, will continue to act as editor of its journal.
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Society of Glass Technology. Nature 157, 619–620 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/157619e0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/157619e0