Oswald J. Silberrad (1878 – 17 June 1960) was a British chemist who specialised in explosives, the related field of dye stuffs, and metallurgy.
On leaving Würzburg he worked at various positions until he joined the United Kingdom Government Explosives Committee.
One of his contributions was to bring TNT into use as an explosive for Royal Navy ordnance, thus following a practice that was already well known in Germany.
His home, Dryad's Hall, became that of barrister John Silberrad, and, on his death, was sold out of the family in 2005.
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