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Aitchison, Gordon James (1918 - )

Physicist

Born: 26 October 1918 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Died: Australia.

Gordon James Aitchison taught physics at the University of Adelaide 1941-62 and at the Australian National University 1962-68. He was head of the School of Applied Science, Canberra College of Advanced Education 1969-73 and a College Fellow 1973-82.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1940 Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Adelaide
1941 - 1945 Demonstrator in Physics at the University of Adelaide
1945 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the Unviersity of Adelaide
1946 - 1953 Lecturer in Physics Department University of Adelaide
1954 - 1962 Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Adelaide
1957 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Adelaide
1962 - 1966 Senior Lecturer in Physics at the Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
1966 - 1968 Reader at the Australian National University
1969 - 1973 Head of the School of Applied Science at the Canberra College of Advanced Education, ACT
1973 - 1982 College Fellow in Physics at the Canberra College of Advanced Education
1983 Visiting Professor at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji

Online Sources

'Aitchison, Gordon James', 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/P001582p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 8 October 2004

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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