Person

Cherry, Richard Ormond (1903 - 1996)

Born: 6 July 1903
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died: 13 January 1996
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Physicist

Summary

Richard Cherry was lecturer, then senior lecturer, in physics at the University of Melbourne 1946-1968.

Details

Born Melbourne, 6 July 1903. Died Melbourne, 13 January 1996. Educated University of Melbourne (BSc 1925, MSc 1927). Research physicist, CSIR Radio Research Board 1928-32; consulting physicist, Melbourne 1934-39; Australian Army 1940-45; lecturer in physics, University of Melbourne 1946-51; senior lecturer 1952-68.

Published resources

Resources

'Cherry, Richard Ormond (1903-1996)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475022. Details

Resource Sections

'Cherry, Richard Ormond', 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/P001621p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 28 February 2018

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