Person

Mortensen, Kevin Newman (1917 - )

Born: 13 March 1917
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Teacher

Summary

Kevin Newman Mortensen initially worked as a scientific officer for the Department of Munitions, but then turned to teaching. From 1947 he taught with the Christian Brothers in Victoria. He wrote at least one scientific paper during his scientific career.

Details

Chronology

1938: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1939: Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1942 - 1947: Career position - Scientific Officer with the Department of Munitions
1947 -: Career position - Science Teacher with the Christian Brothers in Victoria

Published resources

Resources

'Mortensen, Kevin Newman (1917-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475429. Details

Resource Sections

'Mortensen, Kevin Newman', 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/P001761p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 22 August 2005

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