Event

Horizons in Science (1962)

Professional Officers Association

From
2 October 1962
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
5 October 1962
Functions
Conference and Public lecture

Summary

"Horizons in science" was a conference held in Melbourne in October 1962 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Professional Officers Association. The conference was a series of eight public lectures by eminent Australian scientists. Speakers were:
Mark Oliphant - 'Peaceful uses of atomic bombs';
Keith Alder - 'Harnessing the atom for Australia's development';
Harold Raggatt - 'The search for mineral resources';
Thomas Leech - 'Some contributions of science to the Snowy Mountains Scheme';
Philip Law - 'Resources of Australian Antarctica';
Robert Boswell - 'Satellites in space';
Francis O'Grady - 'Telecommunications through satellites';
Edward Bowen - 'Studying the universe by radio astronomy'.

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Books

  • Professional Officers Association, Horizons in science: a series of eight publis lectures by eminent Australian scientisit, Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne, October 2nd - 5th at 7.45 p.m. (Melbourne: Professional Officers Association, 1962), 8 pp. Details

Helen Cohn

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