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Freeman, Joan (1918 - 1998)

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Physicist

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.

Career Highlights

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

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'Dr. Joan Freeman (Address for the Gordon Godfrey Inaugural Lecture - May 1993)', WISENET Journal, vol. 32, July, 1993, http://www.wisenet-australia.org/profiles/jfreeman.htm. [ Details ]

'In Memory: Joan Freeman, a Passionate Physicist, 1918-1998', WISENET Journal, vol. 48, July, 1998, http://www.wisenet-australia.org/issue48/obits.htm. [ Details ]

Allen, Nessy, 'Joan Freeman - an Australian Nuclear Physicist', WISENET Journal, vol. 20, September, 1989, http://www.wisenet-australia.org/profiles/freeman.htm. [ Details ]

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Created: 30 June 1997
Modified: 16 September 2004

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