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Freeman, Joan (1918 - 1998)

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Born: 7 January 1918  Perth, Western Australia, Australia.  Died: 18 March 1998.
Joan Freeman began her career at CSIR Radiophysics Laboratory during World War II, working on the production of a 10cm microwave radar set. She spent most of her working life at the British Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell.

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1939Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1941 - 1946CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Radiophysics Laboratory
1943Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1946 - 1951Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, UK
1951 - 1978Van de Graaff Accelerator Group at Harwell Nuclear Physics Division
1976Rutherford Medal received from the British Institute of Physics

 
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