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Christiansen, Wilbur Norman (Chris) (1913 - )

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Electrical engineer

Born: 9 August 1913 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Wilbur Norman Christiansen (Chris) was Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney 1960-78, and published in the fields of radioastronomy and radiotelescope design.

Career Highlights

Born Melbourne, 9 August 1913. Educated University of Melbourne (BSc 1934, MSc 1935, DSc 1953). Physicist, Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory 1935-37; research engineer, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd 1937-48; senior research officer to senior principal research officer, Division of Radiophysics, CSIRO 1948-60; professor and head, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney 1960-78; visiting Fellow, Mt Stromlo Observatory 1979-83. Syme Prize 1959; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1959; P.N. Russell Medal, Institution of Engineers Australia 1970. President, Astronomical Society of Australia 1975-79; president, International Union of Radio Science 1978-81.

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'Christiansen, Wilbur Norman', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000309p.htm. [ Details ]

Crompton, Bob, Interview with Professor Chris Christiansen, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 5 June 1997, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/cc.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000309. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 10 September 2004

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