Person
Prior, Lancelot Sidney (1913 - 1984)
- Born
- 1 October 1913
Perth, Western Australia, Australia - Died
- 7 December 1984
- Occupation
- Geophysicist
Summary
Lancelot Prior was Assistant Director (Geophysics) at Watheroo Magnetic Observatory in Western Australia from 1963 to 1974. Overall he worked at the observatory for around fifteen years. His longest post was with the Geology and Geophysics Section of the Commonwealth Bureau of Mineral Resources, where he worked as a Geologist from 1948 to 1974.
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Chronology
- 1934
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Western Australia
- 1937 - 1940
- Career position - Assistant at Watheroo Magnetic Observatory in Western Australia
- 1940 - 1948
- Career position - Research Officer at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Radio Research Board
- 1948 - 1974
- Career position - Geophysicist with the Commonwealth Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics Section
- 1949 - 1952
- Career position - Observer-in-charge at Watheroo Magnetic Observatory
- 1963 - 1974
- Career position - Assistant Director of Geophysics at Watheroo
Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'Prior L. S.', The Canberra Times (1984), 17, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page13749728. Details
Resources
- 'Prior, Lancelot Sidney (1913-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475436. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Prior, Lancelot Sidney', 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/P001785p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 18 June 2019
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