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A NEW Department of Light has been formed at the National Physical Laboratory, to comprise the former Optics Division of the Physics Department and the Photometry Division of the Electricity Department. Mr. T. Smith, head of the Optics Division, has been appointed superintendent of the new department as from April 1, 1940. Dr. ?. ?. Rayner retired from the post of superintendent of the Electricity Department on March 31, 1940, having attained the normal age limit. He has been succeeded by Mr. R. S. J. Spilsbury, formerly principal scientific officer in the Department.
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The National Physical Laboratory. Nature 145, 622 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145622a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145622a0