Person

Thompson, Roland Dale (1895 - 1950)

Born: 8 January 1895
Nelson, New Zealand
Died: 17 June 1950
Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation: Physicist and Teacher

Summary

Roland Thompson spent much of his early years studying to complete a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Science and a Diploma in Education. After nine years of lecturing in mathematics and physics at the University of Western Australia, Thompson returned to his home land, New Zealand, and taught science there at various schools.

Details

Chronology

1916: Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), Victoria University College, Wellington, New Zealand
1917: Education - Master of Arts (MA), Victoria University College, Wellington, New Zealand
1920: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Victoria University College, Wellington, New Zealand
1920 - 1929: Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics and Physics, University of Western Australia
1922: Career event - Elected Associate Member (Mathematics), Australian National Research Council
1922: Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Western Australia
1929 - 1950: Career position - Science Teacher in New Zealand
1935: Education - Diploma of Education (DipEd), University of Otago, New Zealand

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)
Associate Member (Mathematics) 1922 -
The University of Western Australia (1913 - )
Lecturer in Mathematics and Physics 1920 - 1929

Published resources

Resources

'Thompson, Roland Dale (1895-1950)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476185. Details

Resource Sections

'Thompson, Roland Dale', 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/P001824p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 24 April 2024

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