Person
Kaiser, Thomas Reeve (1924 - 1998)
- Born
- 2 May 1924
- Died
- 2 July 1998
- Occupation
- Astrophysicist, Geophysicist and Physicist
Summary
Thomas Kaiser was a prominent Australian physicist who spent most of his working life in England studying and teaching space geophysics at the University of Sheffield. His political activity had a significant impact on his scientific career and resulted in him having to permanently move to England and being dismissed from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
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Chronology
- c. 1947 - c. 1949
- Education - Doctorate, University College, Oxford
- 1950
- Life event - Moved from Australia to England
- 1950 - 1955
- Career position - Turner Newell and ICI Research Fellow, Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, Manchester University
- 1955 - 1956
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics, Reading University
- 1956 - 1966
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, Sheffield University
- 1966 - 1987
- Career position - Professor of Space Physics, Sheffield University
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'Laxity in Research Screening', Kalgoorlie Miner (1949), 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95663341. Details
- 'To face inquiry', The Courier-Mail (1949), 5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49682212. Details
- 'Suspended', Chronicle (1949), 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93218080. Details
- 'Red Scientist Welcomed', Examiner (1949), 6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52710948. Details
- Dedman, John, 'Science and Industry Research Act 1920-1946', Australian Gazette (1946), 3064. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232895047. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10382191. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/164836657. Details
- 'Kaiser, Thomas Reeve (19240502-19980702)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772639. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 25 July 2017, Last modified: 28 March 2018