Person

Petrie, Douglas Percival Ramsay (1910 - 1963)

Born: 9 October 1910
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 13 October 1963
Aldermaston, Berkshire, England
Occupation: Physicist

Summary

Douglas Petrie spent most of his professional life working in the United Kingdom. During his career he wrote at least one physics article.

Details

Chronology

1931: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1933: Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1934 - 1937: Education - 1851 Exhibition Overseas Scholarship, studied (Doctor of Philosophy studies?), University of Cambridge, UK
1937 - 1947: Career position - Research Physicist at Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd., UK
1947 - 1963: Career position - Associate at Electrical Industries Ltd., UK

Published resources

Resources

'Petrie, Douglas Percival Ramsay (1910-1963)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473742. Details

Resource Sections

'Petrie, Douglas Percival Ramsay', 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/P001780p.htm. Details

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