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Biographical entry Cherry, Richard Ormond (1903 - 1996)
- Born
- 6 July 1903
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 13 January 1996
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
Richard Ormond Cherry was lecturer, then senior lecturer, in physics at the University of Melbourne 1946-68.
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Born Melbourne, 6 July 1903. Died Melbourne, 13 January 1996. Educated University of Melbourne (BSc 1925, MSc 1927). Research physicist, CSIR Radio Research Board 1928-32; consulting physicist, Melbourne 1934-39; Australian Army 1940-45; lecturer in physics, University of Melbourne 1946-51; senior lecturer 1952-68.
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- 'Cherry, Richard Ormond', 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/P001621p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Cherry, Richard Ormond', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475022. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 15 September 2004
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