Person

Cole, William Frederick (1917 - )

Born
26 July 1917
Narrogin, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

William Cole was a physicist with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) from 1949 to 1984. Prior to this he worked at the University of Western Australia and the Munitions Supply Laboratories in Victoria.

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Chronology

1939
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia
1941
Career position - Radium Officer for the Radon Laboratory, University of Western Australia
1941
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Western Australia
1942 - 1946
Career position - Physicist with Munitions Supply Laboratories in Maribyrnong, Victoria
1946 - 1949
Education - Hackett research student, University of Cambridge, UK
1949
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
1949 - 1982
Career position - Research Physicist in the Division of Building Research at CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
1969
Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Western Australia
1982 - 1984
Career position - Research Fellow in the Division of Building Research at CSIRO

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