Person
Munro, George Hector (1901 - 1994)
- Born
- 23 March 1901
New Zealand - Died
- 14 September 1994
- Occupation
- Radiophysicist
Summary
George Munro was head of the Radio Research Laboratory, University of Sydney 1946-1966. He received a Doctor of Science (DSc) from Auckland University College where he did his under- and postgraduate studies.
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Chronology
- 1922
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at Auckland University College, New Zealand
- 1924
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at Auckland University College
- 1926 - 1929
- Career position - Research Officer at the Radio Research Board, UK
- 1929 - 1939
- Career position - Research Physicist at the Australian CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Radio Research Board
- 1940
- Career position - Scientific Liaison Officer in London
- 1941 - 1945
- Career position - Australian legation in Washington
- 1946
- Career position - Senior Research Officer at the CSIR Division of Radiophysics
- 1946 - 1966
- Career position - Head of the Radio Research Laboratory at University of Sydney
Published resources
Books
- Munro, G. H.; and Huxley, L. G. H., Atmospherics in Australia, 1 (Melbourne: Government Printer, 1932), 49 pp. Details
Resources
- 'Munro, George Hector (1901-1994)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475028. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Munro, George Hector', 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/P001765p.htm. Details
See also
- Crompton, R. W., 'Leonard George Holden Huxley 1902-1988', Historical Records of Australian Science, 8 (4) (1991), 249-264. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9910840249.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 March 2018
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