Person

Brett, Peter Robin (1935 - )

Born
30 January 1935
Occupation
Geologist

Summary

Peter Brett was Director of the Earth Sciences Division, US National Science Foundation from 1979. Earlier he worked with the US Geological Survey 1974-1978 and was Chief of the Geochemistry Branch of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre, NASA, Texas 1969-1974.

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Born 30 January 1935. AM. Educated University of Adelaide (BSc) and Harvard University (PhD). Post-doctoral fellow, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institute of Washington 1963-64; Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington 1964-69; Chief of Geochemistry Branch, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre, N.A.S.A., Houston, Texas 1969-74; Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington 1974-78; director, Earth Sciences Division, U.S. National Science Foundation 1979- . N.A.S.A. Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement 1973. President, Meteoritical Society 1973-74.

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

  • Peter Robin Brett - Records, 1940 - 1970, DeB 511; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published resources

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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