Person

Boswell, Robert William McGregor (1911 - 1976)

Born
30 September 1911
North Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Died
17 February 1976
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

Robert Boswell was Director, Weapons Research Establishment, 1958-1965 and Secretary, Department of National Development, 1965-1969. He was a member and later Chairman of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission.

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Born Melbourne, 30 September 1911. Died Sydney, 17 February 1976. OBE. Educated University of Melbourne (BSc 1933, MSc 1935). Physicist, CSIR Radio Research Board 1934-36, Physicist, PMG Research Laboratories 1936-47, Fred Knight Travelling Scholar 1937-38, Radar officer, RAN, 1943-46, Telecommunications officer, Commonwealth Department of Civil Aviation 1947-48, Physicist, Weapons Research Establishment, 1948-65, Director 1958-65, Secretary, Department of National Development 1965-69, Deputy Australian High Commissioner, London 1969-72. Member Australian Atomic Energy Commission 1965-70, Chairman 1972-76.

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Book Sections

  • Lawrence, T. F. C., 'Boswell, Robert William McGregor (1911-1976), scientist and public servant' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 225-226. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130256b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • '[Obituary]: Boswell, R W McGregor', Atomic Energy in Australia, 19 (2) (1976), 7-8. Details

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See also

  • Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_b.html. Details
  • Wisdom, John, A History of Defence Science in Australia (Melbourne: Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 1995), 267 pp. Details

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