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Lord, Francis (1916 - ) |
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| Optical technician | |
| Born: 16 September 1916 Czechoslovakia | |
| Francis Lord worked for the Commonwealth Solar Observatory during World War II, assisting in the work of the Optical Munitions Panel. He set up the optical workshop and made a wide prange of lenses and prisms. |
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| Born Czechoslovakia, 16 September 1916. Studied optics in Paris. Optical factory, Czechoslovakia; fled via Rumania to Britain and then Australia; British Optical Company, Sydney; optical workshop, Commonwealth Solar Observatory, working for the Optical Munitions Panel. | |
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