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Townsend, Albert Alan (1917 - )

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Born: 22 January 1917
Albert Alan Townsend was educated at the University of Melbourne and spent most of his working life at the University of Cambridge in England. There he was Assistant Director of the Cavendish Laboratory (1950-1961) and Reader in experimental fluid mechanics.
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1936Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1937Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1938 - 19391851 Exhibition Scholar
1940 - 1945Assistant at the Aeronautical Laboratory of CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
1945 - 19471851 Exhibition Scholar
1947Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, UK
1947 - 1961Lecturer in Physics at the Unviersity of Cambridge
1950 - 1961Assistant Director of Research at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
1960Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
1961 - Reader in Experimental Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge

 
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Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 6 September 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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