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Toxicological Sciences 59, 3-4 (2001)
Copyright © 2001 by the Society of Toxicology
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W. Norman Aldridge
30 Salisbury Rd., Banstead, Surrey, England SM7 2DR, U.K.
Norman Aldridge was fascinated by the interaction of chemicals with living systems. He firmly believed that understanding how and why chemicals exert their toxic effects was fundamental to safety evaluation for chemicals used in the workplace or environment. He loved research with "an insatiable urge to make sense of things," but also loved to apply the results to real-life issues. He encouraged his students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scientists from around the world to do the same.
From the age of 16, Norman worked as technician in a dye works. His interest in toxicology started during World War II at the U.K. Chemical Defence Establishment at Porton, where he worked as an assistant to
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