Person

Brown, Ian (1917 - 1987)

Born
28 May 1917
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died
31 August 1987
Occupation
Chemist

Summary

Ian Brown commenced work with the CSIR Division of Industrial Chemistry in 1942 and stayed with the organisation until his retirement in 1978. His specialised field was solution thermodynamics.

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Born Adelaide, 28 May 1917. Died Melbourne, 31 August 1987. Educated University of Adelaide (BSc 1940, DSc 1966). Assistant chemist, Birkenhead laboratory, Shell Company 1941; assistant chemist, Beckers Pty Ltd 1941-42; assistant research officer, rising to principal research scientist, CSIR/O Divisions of Industrial Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, 1942-78.

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Ian Brown - Records, 1930 - 1987, MS 169; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

  • The Brown Family - Records, MS 13489; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

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See also

  • Beale, Bob, Engineering a Legacy: Memories of the journey of CSIRO Chemical Engineering (Clayton, Victoria: CSIRO Minerals, 2005), 124 pp. pages 26-27. Details
  • Ewers, W. E.; and Weiss, D. E., 'Keith Leonard Sutherland 1916-1980', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (2) (1981), 78-88. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9810520078. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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