Person
Willis, John Burnett (1920 - )
- Born
- 7 March 1920
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Aeronautical scientist
Summary
John Willis assisted as a recent graduate with the optical munitions work at the University of Melbourne during World War II.
Details
Chronology
- c. 1939 - c. 1945
- Career position - Worked for the Optical Munitions Panel during World War II making measuring and other equipment
- 1940
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1941 - 1982
- Career position - Scientist to Principal Research Scientist at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories
- 1942
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1949
- Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Australian Chemical Institute
Related entries
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Exhibition Papers, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/exhib_papers.htm. Details
Resources
- 'Willis, J B (1920-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-594072. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Willis, John Burnett', 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/P002245p.htm. Details
See also
- Bolton, H. C., 'Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities', Australian Physicist (1990). http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/bolton2.htm. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 29 June 1995, Last modified: 5 March 2018