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David Fine | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Known for | Nitrosamine detectors, plastic explosive sniffers |
David Fine is an explosives chemist.[1] He discovered the first way to measure nitrosamine concentration in food, and the first way to detect plastic explosives.[1] He also invented a handheld landmine detector[2] which used both radar and metal detection.[3] He holds over 100 patents.[3] He founded the companies CyTerra in 2000 and Vero-BioTech in 2006.[2]
He was born and grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] Many of his family were anti-apartheid activists.[2] After studying at Wits University in Johannesburg, he won a scholarship to the University of Leeds and moved to England to take advantage of it.[3] After Leeds he went to a research post in Canada, then to MIT, first managing PhD chemical engineering students and later running MIT's combustion laboratory.[3] He then worked at Thermo Electron for 28 years, in which he started his own research department.[3] Since 1969, he has lived in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Preskovsky, Ilan (2022-07-25). "A Revolution in Innovation". Jewish Life Magazine. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ a b c Kamionsky, Saul (2022-04-07). ""Crazy" innovator helps Wits make quantum leap into the future". Jewish Report. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ a b c d e "Thanks To You 2024: Chain reaction". University of Leeds. Retrieved 2025-06-06.