Jomar Brun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jomar Brun

Norwegian engineer and professor

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1904

Place of Birth: Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway

Date of Death: 26-Aug-1993

Profession: engineer, professor

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Jomar Brun

  • Jomar Brun MBE (18 June 1904 – 26 August 1993) was a Norwegian chemical engineer.
  • He was born in Trondheim.
  • He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1926, and worked for Norsk Hydro from 1929.
  • He was central in the planning and running of the world's first industrial heavy water plant at Norsk Hydro Rjukan.
  • During World War II he was called to London, and contributed to the planning phase of Operation Freshman and Operation Gunnerside, the heavy water sabotage at Vemork.
  • He was decorated with the Order of the British Empire, and Officer of the French Legion of Honour.
  • From 1951 he was appointed professor of electrochemistry at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim.

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