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DOWNES, John Godkin

Born Sydney 5 September 1917; died Hawk's Nest, N.S.W., 12 December 1984. Education Marconi School of Wireless. Engineer A.W.A. Ltd., 1938-45. B.Sc.Hons., London University, 1946. Research scientist, C.S.I.R./O. Division of Radiophysics, 1945-51; Division of Textile Physics, 1951-75; Chief, 1969-75. Counsellor (Scientific), Australian Embassy, Moscow, 1976-79.
  1. (With G. Builder) Ultra-high-frequency radio-range and marker receivers for aircraft. A.W.A. Technical Review, 6 (1942), 1-15.
  2. A note on the alignment of three-element band-pass filters. A.W.A. Technical Review, 6 (1945), 325-335.
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