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Willis, John Burnett (1920 - )

Aeronautical scientist

Born: 7 March 1920 Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

John Burnett Willis assisted as a recent graduate with the optical munitions work at the University of Melbourne during World War II.

Career Highlights

Chronology
c. 1939 - c. 1945 Worked for the Optical Munitions Panel during World War II making measuring and other equipment
1940 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1941 - 1982 Scientist to Principal Research Scientist at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories
1942 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne

Online Sources

'Willis, John Burnett', 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/P002245p.htm. [ Details ]

See Also

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: Rosanne Walker
Created: 29 June 1995
Modified: 29 August 2006

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