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MARTYN, David Forbes

Born Cambuslang, near Glasgow, Scotland, 27 June 1906; died Camden, N.S.W., 5 March 1970. Education, Royal College Science, London (B.Sc. 1926, Ph.D. 1929, D.Sc. 1936). Physicist, C.S.I.R. Radio Research Board, 1929-39. Officer-in-charge, C.S.I.R. Radiophysics Laboratory, 1939-40; Chief, Division Radiophysics, 1940-41. Director, Australian Army Operational Research Group, 1942-44. Chief Scientific Officer, C.S.I.R./O. Radio Research Board, 1944-58. Officer-in-charge, C.S.I.R.O. Upper Atmosphere Section, 1958-70. F.R.S. 1950. F.A.A. 1954; President of the Australian Academy of Science 1969-70.
  1. On frequency variations of the triode oscillator. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 4 (1927), 922-942.
  2. Frequency variations of the triode oscillator. A reply to Lieutenant-Col. Edgeworth. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 6 (1928), 223-228.
  3. Frequency variations of the triode oscillator. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 7 (1929), 1094-1096.
  4. On a new method of measurement of minute alternating currents. Royal Society of Edinburgh. Proceedings., 50 (1929-30), 166-174.
  5. Measurement of the Heaviside layer heights. Nature, 126 (1930), 568.
  6. (With R.O. Cherry) Studies of fading in Victoria. A preliminary study of fading on medium wavelengths at short distances. Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 63 (1932), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 4, 33-48.
  7. (With A.L. Green) Radio studies of the ionosphere. Nature, 132 (1933), 523.
  8. (With V.A. Bailey) Interaction of radio waves. Nature, 133 (1934), 218.
  9. Atmospheric pressure and the ionisation of the Kennelly-Heaviside layer. Nature, 133 (1934), 294-295.
  10. (With V.A. Bailey) The influence of electric waves on the ionosphere. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 18 (1934), 369-386; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 88 (1935), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 7, 40-52.
  11. (With H.B. Wood) A frequency recorder. Institution of Engineers, Australia. Journal., 6 (1934), 332-336; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 87 (1935), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 6, 49-58.
  12. (With A.L. Green) The characteristics of downcoming radio waves. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A, 148 (1935), 104-120; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 88 (1935), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 7, 25-39.
  13. The propagation of medium radio waves in the ionosphere. Physical Society, London. Proceedings., 47 (1935), 323-339; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 88 (1935), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 7, 9-24.
  14. (With R.O. Cherry and A.L. Green) Long-distance observations of radio waves of medium frequencies. Physical Society, London. Proceedings., 47 (1935), 340-351; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 88 (1935), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 7, 53-63.
  15. Dispersion and absorption curves for radio wave propagation in the ionosphere according to the magneto-ionic theory. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 19 (1935), 376-388; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 95 (1936), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 9, 15-25.
  16. (With V.A. Bailey) The interaction of radio waves. Wireless Engineer, 12 (1935), 122-125.
  17. (With V.A.Bailey) Interaction of radio waves. Nature, 135 (1935), 585.
  18. (With O.O. Pulley) The temperatures and constituents of the upper atmosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 154 (1936), 455-486; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 101 (1936), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 11, 7-31.
  19. (With J.H. Piddington and G.H. Munro) The polarization of radio echoes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 158 (1937), 536-551; Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 110 (1937), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report. 12, 7-18.
  20. (With G.H. Munro, A.J. Higgs and S.E. Williams) Ionospheric disturbances, fadeouts and bright hydrogen solar eruptions. Nature, 140 (1937), 603-605.
  21. (With G.H. Munro) The Lorentz polarization term and the Earth's magnetic field in the ionosphere. Nature, 141 (1938), 159-161.
  22. (With G.H. Munro) The Lorentz 'polarization' correction and the behaviour of radio echoes from the ionosphere at frequencies near the gyro-frequency. Nature, 142 (1938), 1159-1160.
  23. (With G.H. Munro) The Lorentz 'polarization' correction in the ionosphere. Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity, 44 (1939), 1-6.
  24. Concerning the nature of radio fade-out. Physical Review, 55 (1939), 983.
  25. (With J. Bannon, A.J. Higgs and G.H. Munro) The association of meteorological changes with variations of ionization in the F**2 region of the ionosphere. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, A, 174 (1940), 298-309.
  26. (With P. Squires) Some factors causing 'superrefraction' on ultra high frequencies in southwest Pacific. A.R.P.C. Ionospheric Bull., (October 1944), 5-8.
  27. 'Anomalous' behaviour of the F**2 region of the ionosphere. Nature, 155 (1945), 363-364.
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