Biographical entry Dalton, George Clifford James (1916 - 1961)

Summary

George Clifford J. Dalton worked for the Australian Atomic Energy Commission as Chief Engineer from 1955 to 1961. Before that he was Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Auckland University where he had many years earlier completed a (BE, BSc) followed by a DPhil at the University of Oxford.

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Events

1941 - 1945

Career position - Squadron Leader with the Technical Branch of the Royal Air Force

1947 - 1949

Career position - Engineer at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment PSO, Harwell

1949 - 1955

Career position - Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Auckland University

1955 - 1961

Career position - Chief Engineer at the Australian Atomic Energy Commission

Published resources

Book Sections

• Hazlehurst, Cameron, 'Dalton, George Clifford James (1916-1961), Engineer', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 13, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1993, pp. 565-566. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A130626b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Watson-Munro, C. N., 'Obituary: Dr. G. C. J. Dalton', Australian Journal of Science, vol. 24, no. 11, 1961, pp. 232-233. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Dalton, George Clifford James', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1469722. Details