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
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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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