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Thompson, Arthur Melville (1917 - ) |
| Physicist |
| Born: 4 January 1917 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Arthur Melville Thompson was sometime Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Applied Physics, National Standards Laboratory. he has made major contributions to the precise measurement of physical quantities, particularly electrical. |
Career Highlights |
| Born Adelaide, 4 January 1917. Educated University of Adelaide (BSc). Hon. Dr. Ing., Tech. Univ. of Hannover. Sperry Medal, Instrument Society of America 1965 (jointly with D.G. Lampard, qv); Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1972. |
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