Person
Kerr, Frank John (1918 - 2000)
- Born
- 8 January 1918
St Albans, England - Died
- 15 September 2000
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States of America - Occupation
- Radiophysicist and Astronomer
Summary
Frank Kerr started his career in the CSIR Radiophysics Laboratory. He later moved to the University of Maryland, USA. He still maintained his interest in southern hemisphere astronomy.
Details
Chronology
- 1938
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics, University of Melbourne
- 1940
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1940 - 1966
- Career position - Research Physicist at the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)/CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Radiophysics
- 1962
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne
- 1963 - 1966
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Officer at the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics
- 1966 - 1968
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Maryland, USA
- 1968 - 1987
- Career position - Professor, University of Maryland, USA
- 1973 - 1978
- Career position - Director of the astronomy program, University of Maryland, USA
- 1983 - 1995
- Career position - Director of the Division of Space Physics of the Universities' Space Research Association
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Kerr, F. J., 'The early days of radio and radar astronomy in Australia' in The early years of radio astronomy: reflections fifty years after Jansky's discovery, Sullivan, W. T., ed. (Cambridge, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984), p. 952125485X. Details
Journal Articles
- Kerr, F. J., 'Obituary: Colin Stanley Gum', Australian Journal of Science, 23 (4) (1960), 115. Details
- Orchiston, Wayne, Slee, Bruce, George, Martin and Wielebinski, Richard, 'The history of early low frequency radio astronomy in Australia, 4: Kerr, Shain, Higgins and the Hornsby Valley Field Station near Sydney', Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 18 (3) (2015), 285-311. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Kerr, Valerie, 'Obituary: Dr Frank John Kerr', The Age (2000). Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q923285. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/59143988. Details
- 'Kerr, Frank John (1918-2000)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476188. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Kerr, Frank John', 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/P001716p.htm. Details
- Ward, C., 'Frank John Kerr', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Kerr-Frank-John. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 March 2018
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