Person

Baker, Stanley Charles (1910 - 1992)

Born
10 December 1910
East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Died
September 1992
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

Stanley Baker was a science teacher with the New South Wales Department of Education 1933-1935 and then taught physics at the Sydney Technical College 1936, the Newcastle Technical College 1937-1950, Newcastle University College 1951-1965 and the University of Newcastle 1965-1975.

Details

Born East Maitland, New South Wales, 10 December 1910. Died September 1992. Educated Universities of Sydney (BSc 1931, MSc 1934) and New South Wales (PhD 1957). Science teacher, New South Wales Department of Education 1933-35; lecturer in physics, Sydney Technical College 1936; Head teacher of physics, Newcastle Technical College 1937-47; senior lecturer-in-charge 1948-50; senior lecturer in physics and head of the physics department, Newcastle University College 1951-65; associate professor of physics, University of Newcastle 1965-75; professor of physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York 1976.

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Resources

Resource Sections

McCarthy, G.J.

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