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Richardson, Joseph Falding (1916 - 1989)

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Physicist

Born: 16 December 1916. Died: 9 February 1989.

Joseph Falding Richardson worked for the Optical Munitions Panel 1941-43 in the Department of Natural Philosophy, University of Melbourne. He later worked for the Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory (later Australian Radiation Laboratory) from 1945-77, being Deputy Director from 1957-73.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1940 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1940 - 1943 Trainee Physicist at the Optical Munitions Panel
1942 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1944 - 1945 Physicist at the Dental Materials Research Laboratory in Melbourne
1945 - 1956 Research Physicist at the Commonwealth X-ray and Radium Laboratory (later the Australian Radiation Laboratory)
1957 - 1973 Assistant Director of the Australian Radiation Laboratory
1973 - 1976 Head of the Standards & Compliance Section of the Australian Radiation Laboratory
1977 Acting Director of the Australian Radiation Laboratory

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'Richardson, Joseph Falding', 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/P000743p.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

'Physics Students', in The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/people/students.htm. [ Details ]
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 ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 21 August 2006

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