Biographical entry Kirkpatrick, Colin Bruce (1919 - )
- Born
- 24 February 1919
Boort, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Mathematician and Engineer
Summary
Colin Bruce Kirkpatrick was an engineer with AWA Valve Co. and CSIR Radio Research. He later turned his attentions to lecturing mathematics and worked at the Sydney Technical College and the University of New South Wales (formally known as the New South Wales University of Technology). He wrote at least two scientific articles.
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Events
- 1940
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1940 - 1941
- Career position - Engineer at AWA Ltd. (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia) Valve Co.
- 1942 - 1947
- Career position - Research Officer at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Radio Research Board
- 1947 - 1952
- Career position - Lecturer in Mathematics at Sydney Technical College
- 1949
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1952 - 1979
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at the New South Wales University of Technology
Published resources
Online Resources
- 'Kirkpatrick, Colin Bruce', 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/P001718p.htm. Details
- 'Kirkpatrick, Colin Bruce (1919-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475030. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 July 2005
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