Person

Blake, George Gascoigne (1885 - 1961)

Born: 25 February 1885
England
Died: 16 January 1961
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Physicist and Chemist

Summary

George Blake worked for the University of Sydney towards the end of his life in an honorary capacity in both physics and chemistry. He wrote a book, "History of Radio Telegraphy and Telephony" (1928).

Details

Born England, 25 February 1885. Died Sydney, 16 January 1961. BSc, University of Sydney 1955, MSc 1957. Honorary research physicist, University of Sydney. Honorary research fellow in chemistry, University of Sydney 1955-61.

Published resources

Journal Articles

Coogan, Clive K., 'George Gascoigne Blake, Gentleman, Scientist and Gadgeteer Supreme', Laboratory news (1989), 16-17, 43. Details

Resources

'Blake, George Gascoigne (1885-1961)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476183. Details

Resource Sections

'Blake, George Gascoigne', 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/P001603p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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