Biographical entry Robertson, David Stirling (1920 - 1999)

David Stirling Robertson was a long-term employee at the Weapons Research Establishment.

1941: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Adelaide
1941 - 1946: Career position - Engineer with AWA Ltd. (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia)
1948: Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Birmingham, UK
1948 - 1950: Career position - Science Officer at Long Range Weapons Establishment
1953 - 1954: Career position - Principal Science Officer at Weapons Research Establishment
1954: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Adelaide
1954 - 1964: Career position - Fellow then Senior Fellow of the Research School of Physics at the Australian National University in Canberra
1964 - 1966: Career position - Associate Physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA
1966 - 1980: Career position - Principal Research Scientist at the Weapons Research Establishment
1975: Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Birmingham

'Robertson, David Stirling', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000748p.htm. Details
National Library of Australia, 'Robertson, David Stirling', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473475. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 30 August 2005

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