Dougal Drysdale

Fire Safety Engineer whose seminal textbook and outstanding research career inspired a new body of engineering science

Engineering Achievements

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His Life

1. 1939 Born in Dunfermline
2. 1962 Age: 23 Graduated from Edinburgh University having read Chemistry
3. 1966 Age: 26 Achieved a doctorate in Combustion Chemistry from the University of Cambridge
4. 1974 Age: 35 Returned to Edinburgh University as a Lecturer
5. 1985 Age: 46 Published 'An Introduction to Fire Dynamics'