Paul Norman (October 1951 – June 27, 2004) was Chief Scientist for Detection and Protection at the Ministry of Defence’s laboratory at Porton Down, Wiltshire and member of the Royal Society. He was well considered to be a leader in his field and a pioneer against the use of biological and chemical weapons.
Norman died on 27 June 2004 when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed. Two others died on the scene of the accident, one other member of the party died later in hospital. He is survived by his wife and two children. His death was declared accidental in August 2007
Famous quotes containing the words paul and/or norman:
“The world shall spin and they all, all shall die. But not we.”
—Pat Fielder, and Paul Landres. Dracula (Francis Lederer)
“Do you know who’s sneaked into my stateroom at three o’clock this morning? Nobody, and that’s my complaint!”
—S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Arthur Sheekman, Will Johnstone, and Norman Z. McLeod. Groucho Marx, Monkey Business, a complaint shipboard stowaway Groucho makes to the ship’s captain (Ben Taggart)