Person
Watson-Munro, Charles Norman (1915 - 1991)
FAA
- Born
- 1 August 1915
Dunedin, New Zealand - Died
- 10 August 1991
- Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
Charles Watson-Munro was Professor of Plasma Physics, University of Sydney from 1960. Earlier he was Chief Scientist with the Australian Atomic Energy Commission 1954-1959.
Details
Born Dunedin, New Zealand, 1 August 1915. Died 10 August 1991. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1968.
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Binnie, Anna-Eugenia, 'Watson-Munro, Charles Norman (1915-1991), professor of physics' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 19: 1991 - 1995 A-Z, Melanie Nolan, ed. (Canberra: Australian National University Press, 2021), pp. 871-872, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/watson-munro-charles-norman-15499. Details
Journal Articles
- Brennan, M. H., 'Charles Norman Watson-Munro, 1915-1991', Historical Records of Australian Science, 14 (1) (2002), 89-98. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR02005. Details
- Watson-Munro, C. N., 'Obituary: Dr. G. C. J. Dalton', Australian Journal of Science, 24 (11) (1961), 232-233. Details
- Watson-Munro, C. N., 'Stuart Thomas Butler 1926-1982', Historical Records of Australian Science, 5 (4) (1983), 83-90. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9830540082. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21536372. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/25927973. Details
- 'Watson-Munro, Charles Norman (19150801-19910810)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-541623. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_w.html. Details
- Angyal, S. J., 'Sir Philip Baxter 1905-1989', Historical Records of Australian Science, 8 (3) (1991), 183-197. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9910830183. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 5 March 2018
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