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Law, Phillip Garth (1912 - )

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Antarctic explorer and Physicist

Born: 21 April 1912 Tallangatta, Victoria, Australia

Phillip Garth Law was Director, Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs and Leader of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions 1949-66. He founded the Mawson, Davis and Casey bases in Antarctica.

Career Highlights

Born Tallangatta, Victoria, 21 April 1912. Educated University of Melbourne (MSc). CBE 1961, AO 1975, AC 1995. Lecturer in physics, University of Melbourne 1943-48, leader Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions 1949-66, Director, Antarctic Division, Department of External Affairs 1949-66, Vice-president, Victoria Institute of Colleges 1966-77. Victorian Committee, Duke of Edinburgh Award 1964-81, Chairman, Australian National Committee for Antarctic Research 1966-80, President, Royal Society of Victoria 1967-69, President, Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences 1977-80. Clive Lord Memorial Medal, Royal Society of Tasmania 1958, Founder's Gold Medal, Royal Geographical Society of London 1960, John Lewis Gold Medal, Royal Geographical Society of Australia 1962, Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 1975, Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1978, James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1988, Gold Medal, Australian Geographic Society 1988. Assistant Secretary and later Acting Secretary, Optical Munitions Panel. Foundation Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria 1995. Clunies Ross National Award for Lifetime Contribution to Science and Technology, 2001.

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'Law, Phillip Garth - Ms 123', in Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings, Australian Academy of Science, 1994, http://www.science.org.au/academy/basser/lists/ms123.txt. [ Details ]

'Law, Phillip Garth', in The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/people/law.htm. [ Details ]

'Primary description of person CP 186; Phillip Garth Law', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CP+186. [ Details ]

Morgan, Helen, McCarthy, Gavan; Manhal, Oscar, Phillip Garth Law Guide to Records, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, August 1999, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/lawp/LAWP.htm. [ Details ]

Swan, John, Interview with Dr Phillip Law, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 28 October 1999, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/pl.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/scripts/smv-dynindex.php3?EID=P001333. [ Details ]
Bolton, H. C., 'Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities', Australian Physicist, 1990, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/bolton2.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 9 August 2006

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
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