Prokhovnik, Simon James (1920 - 1994)

Simon Prokhovnik’s employment history included two years as a clerk in the Victorian Public Service, several years working as a biochemist and analytical chemist in industry and a stint as a secondary school teacher. In 1955 Prokhovnik became lecturer in mathematics at the University of New South Wales and eventually worked his way up to Associate Professor. His main research was in the areas of relativity and cosmology and in 1967 his book The logic of Special Relativity (Melbourne University Press) was released. This established Simon Prokhovnik as an expert in the field, both nationally and internationally. Prokhovnik officially retired in 1981, but continued teach cosmology for many years afterwards. His second book Light in Einstein's Universe was released in 1985.

Chronology

1931	Arrived in Australia (Melbourne)
1944	Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Melbourne
1946	Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1955 - c. 1992	Lecturer then Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of New South Wales
1956 -	Member of the Royal Society of New South Wales
1965	Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1981	Retired