Person
Langford-Smith, Fritz (1904 - 1966)
- Born
- 29 June 1904
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 3 December 1966
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
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.
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Chronology
- 1926
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1928
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney
- 1929 - 1932
- Career position - Engineer at Cosmos Lamp Works in the UK
- 1932 - 1956
- Career position - Engineer at AWA (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia) Valve Co.
- 1935 - 1950
- Career position - Editor of Radiotronics
- 1956 - 1963
- Career position - Engineer with the English Electrical Co. in the UK
Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16004061. Details
- 'Langford-Smith, F (1904-1966)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-899709. Details
Resource Sections
- '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
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 14 July 2005
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