Biographical entry Mackenzie, James Kenneth (1920 - )
- Born
- 14 June 1920
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
James Kenneth Mackenzie worked for several divisions of CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) for over twenty years. He wrote at least two scientific articles during his career.
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Events
- 1941
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1942 - 1945
- Career position - Engineer at AWA Ltd. (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia)
- 1945 - 1947
- Career position - Research Physicist at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Division of Physics
- 1949
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Bristol, UK
- 1950 - 1962
- Career position - Research Physicist at CSIR Division of Tribophysics
- 1963
- Career position - Visiting Scientist at the Research Institute of Advanced Studies in Baltimore, USA
- 1964 - 1966
- Career position - Research Physicist at CSIR Division of Chemical Physics
- 1966 -
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientists at CSIR Division of Chemical Physics
Published resources
Online Resources
- 'Mackenzie, James Kenneth', 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/P001738p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Mackenzie, James Kenneth', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473858. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 20 July 2005
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