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Petrie, Douglas Percival Ramsay (1910 - 1963)

Physicist

Born: 9 October 1910. Died: 13 October 1963 Aldermaston, England.

Douglas Percival R. Petrie spent most of his professional life working in the United Kingdom. During his career he wrote at least one physics article.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1931 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1933 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1934 - 1937 1851 Exhibition Scholar (Doctor of Philosophy studies?) at the University of Cambridge, UK
1937 - 1947 Research Physicist at Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd., UK
1947 - 1963 Associate at Electrical Industries Ltd., UK

Online Sources

'Petrie, Douglas Percival Ramsay', 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/P001780p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 29 August 2005

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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