Biographical entry Prescott, John Russell (1924 - 2011)
- Born
- 31 May 1924
Cairo, Egypt - Died
- 1 September 2011
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
John Russell Prescott, son of J.A. Prescott (qv) was Professor of Physics, University of Adelaide, 1971-83.
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Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Prescott, John Russell', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1471337. Details
- Spooner, N., Williams, F. and Williams, M., 'Farewell to a physics great', Adelaidean, The University of Adelaide, http://www.adelaide.edu.au/adelaidean/issues/48821/news48869.html. Details
See also
- Stephens, C.G. and Quirk, J.P., 'James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987', Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 7, no. 3, 1988, pp. 299-313. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HR9880730299.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 24 October 2011
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