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Langford-Smith, Fritz (1904 - 1966)

Electrical engineer

Born: 29 June 1904 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 3 December 1966 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Fritz Langford-Smith was heavily involved in science communication and engineering research. He wrote two books on radiotronics and was a long-term editor of the journal Radiotronics (1935-1950). Langford-Smith worked in England and in Australia mainly at AWA (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia) Valve Co.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1926 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1928 Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Sydney
1929 - 1932 Engineer at Cosmos Lamp Works in the UK
1932 - 1956 Engineer at AWA (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia) Valve Co.
1935 - 1950 Editor of Radiotronics
1956 - 1963 Engineer with the English Electrical Co. in the UK

Online Sources

'Langford-Smith, Fritz', 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/P001722p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 14 July 2005

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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