Person

Mohr, Courtney Balthazar Oppenheim (1906 - 1986)

Born
5 November 1906
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
28 April 1986
Occupation
Theoretical physicist

Summary

Courtney Mohr was professor of theoretical physics, University of Melbourne, 1961-1971. He was previously lecturer 1947-1949, and associate professor 1949-1961.

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Chronology

1928
Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Melbourne
1929
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1930 - 1933
Award - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship [Atomic Physics. - The scattering of electrons in gases and interpretation of experimental results on the wave mechanic theory. University of Cambridge]
1933
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Cavendish Laboratory Cambridge
1934 - 1936
Award - 1851 Exhibition Research Fellowship [Physics. - Investigation of the fields of force surrounding the fundamental particles of physics and chemistry. University of Cambridge]
1936 - 1947
Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Cape Town
1947 - 1949
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Theoretical Physics, University of Melbourne
1949 - 1961
Career position - Associate Professor of Physics, University of Melbourne
1961 - 1971
Career event - Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Melbourne

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  • Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Record of the science research scholars of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, 1891 - 1960 (London: The Commissioners, 1961), 107 pp. Overseas Scholarship - Entry No.66; Senior Student - Entry No.64. Details

Journal Articles

  • Carr, Alistair, 'Courtney Mohr - some reflections on a life in physics' by Alistair Carr and Peter Robertson', Australian Physicist, 20 (1983), 70-71. Details

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Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes

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