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Robert W. Cairns
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<p>Robert W. Cairns (1909-1985) was an American chemist who worked at <a href="/facts/Hercules_Inc./3NhLIN2J">Hercules</a> and at the <a href="/facts/U.S._Department_of_Commerce/3sch0DLr">U.S. Department of Commerce</a>. He contributed to <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a> technological advances in explosives. </p>