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THE Minister of Supply has appointed Prof. J.. E. Lennard-Jones, Plummer professor of theoretical chemistry in the University of Cambridge, to be chief superintendent of armament research, and Mr. F. E. Smith, of Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd., to be chief engineer and superintendent of armament design. These appointments have resulted from the recommendations of a committee under the chairmanship of Dr. H. L. Guy recently appointed by the Minister of Supply to review the machinery for the conduct of research,, design, and experimental work in connexion with the development of guns, small arms, and ammunition.
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Announcements. Nature 150, 632 (1942). https://doi.org/10.1038/150632d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/150632d0