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Biographical entry Payne-Scott, Ruby Violet (1912 - 1981)
- Born
- 28 May 1912
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 25 May 1981
- Occupation
- Radio astronomer, Teacher and Physicist
- Alternative Names
- Hall, Ruby Violet (married name)
Summary
Ruby Violet Payne-Scott was a pioneer of radio astronomy in Australia. She was a research fellow with the Cancer Research Committee, University of Sydney 1932-35, an engineer with A.W.A. Ltd 1939-41, with the CSIR Division of Radiophysics 1941-51 and taught at Danebank Church of England School, Sydney 1963-75.
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Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, 2003, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Book Sections
- Bygott, Ursula, 'Ruby Payne Scott (1912-1981) physicist', in Heather Radi (ed.), 200 Australian Women: A Redress Anthology, Women's Redress Press Inc, Sydney, 1988. Details
Online Resources
- 'Payne-Scott, Ruby Violet', 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/P001778p.htm. Details
- Ruby Payne-Scott - Radio Astronomer, The Science Show with Robyn Williams, 2004, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s1010849.htm. Details
- 'Payne Scott, Ruby Violet', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-749075. Details
- Ward, C., 'Ruby Payne-Scott', in CSIROpedia, 2011, http://csiropedia.csiro.au/display/CSIROpedia/Payne-Scott%2C+Ruby. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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