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Titterton, Ernest William (1916 - 1990)FAA |
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| Born: 4 March 1916 Kettlebrook, Staffordshire, England. Died: 8 February 1990 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. | ||||
| (Sir) Ernest William Titterton was Professor of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University, Canberra 1950-81. He worked on a number of committees concerned with atomic energy and weapons. |
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| Born Kettlebrook, Staffordshire, England, 4 March 1916. Died Canberra, 8 February 1990. CMG 1959; Kt 1970. Educated Birmingham University (BSc (Hons) 1937, MSc 1938, DipEd 1939, PhD 1941). Research Officer, British Admiralty working on radar 1939-43; member of the British Scientific Mission in the USA working on the development of the first nuclear weapons 1943-47; senior member of the timing group responsible for firing the first nuclear weapon at Alamagordo, New Mexico 1945; Chief Adviser on Instrumentation to the Task Force Commander at the Bikini Nuclear Weapons Tests 1946; Head, Electronics Division, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, New Mexico 1946-47; Group Leader in charge of Nuclear Emulsion and Cloud Chamber Research, Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) , Harwell 1947-50; Foundation Professor of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University 1950-68, Dean, Research School of Physical Sciences 1966-68, Director, Research School of Physical Sciences 1968-73, Professor of Nuclear Physics 1973-81, Visiting Fellow, Department of Nuclear Physics 1981-87. Fellow, Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of London 1952; Fellow, American Physical Society 1952; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1954. Chairman, Australian Atomic Weapons Tests Safety Committee 1957-73; president, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering 1973-74. | ||
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