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Acton, Arthur Peter (1913 - )

OAM

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Physical chemist

Born: 22 November 1913 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Arthur Peter Acton was a research chemist and later Product Development Manager with the Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd 1936-71.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1935 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1936 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1936 - 1971 Research Chemist, later Product Development Manager at Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd.
1971 - 1980 Manager of the Technical Advisory Services of the Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers
1984 Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) received

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'Acton, Arthur Peter', 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/P001578p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 22 December 2004

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
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