Corporate Body

The Science Foundation for Physics (1954 - )

The University of Sydney

From
1954
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Functions
Education, Philanthropy and Physics
Website
http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/foundation/
Location
The Science Foundation for Physics, The School of Physics (A28), University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006

Summary

The Science Foundation for Physics was established in 1954 as the Nuclear Research Foundation. The Foundation is part of the University of Sydney.

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Timeline

 1954 - 1967 Nuclear Research Foundation
       1954 - The Science Foundation for Physics

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Published resources

Edited Books

  • Millar, D. D. ed., The Messel Era: the Story of the School of Physics and its Science Foundation within the University of Sydney, Australia, 1952-1987 (Sydney: Pergamon, 1987), 157 pp. Details

Resources

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