Person
Nicholls, Frank Gordon (1916 - 2013)
- Born
- 1 January 1916
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 17 January 2013
- Occupation
- Physicist and Business executive
Summary
Frank Nicholls was deputy director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1970-1977, and deputy director of the Australian Innovation Corporation 1977-1982.
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Chronology
- 1936
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1936 - 1939
- Career position - Research Physicist at the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Radio Research Board
- 1938
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1939 - 1963
- Career position - Member of the CSIR/CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Secretariat
- 1940 - 1944
- Career position - Officer-in-charge of the Australia & New Zealand Scientific Liaison Office in London
- 1952 - 1960
- Career position - Secretary and General Administration at CSIRO
- 1959
- Career position - Member of the Pakistan Science Commission, Pakistan
- 1960 - 1961
- Career position - Member of the United Nations science appraisal mission in Thailand
- 1962 - 1970
- Career position - United Nations Chief Advisor on Applied Research (Thailand) and Special Governor of the Applied Scientific Research Corporation in Thailand
- 1970 - 1976
- Career position - Deputy Director-General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
- 1977 - 1982
- Career position - Deputy General Manager of the Australian Innovation Corporation Ltd.
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Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- Chandler, Suzy, 'Frank Gordon Nicholls, scientist, 1-1-1916 - 16-1-2013: scientist and movie buff who helped develop radar and played a leading role in establishing film festival', The Age (2013). Details
- Chandler, Suzy, 'Scientist and movie buff who helped develop radar and played leading role in establishing film festival: Frank Gordon Nicholls', The Age (2013), 8, https://www.theage.com.au/national/scientist-and-movie-buff-who-helped-develop-radar-and-played-leading-role-in-establishing-film-festival-20130211-2e8xh.html. Details
Resources
- 'Nicholls, Frank Gordon (1916-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473446. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Nicholls, Frank Gordon', 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/P001769p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 24 December 2013
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