Person

Bruce, Colin Frank (1915 - 1990)

Born
1915
Died
10 August 1990
Occupation
Meteorologist and Physicist

Summary

Colin Bruce was a physicist who was appointed to the National Standards Laboratory in 1949 to initiate a program of research on interferometry. Much of his research was devoted to the search for improved precision in optical instruments. He was involved in international program to find a wavelength standard of length to replace the Prototype metre and represented Australia on the Consultative Committee for the Definition of the Metre from its inception to his retirement. Other work focused on the development of lasers and the properties of dielectric films. A number of his published papers became standard references in interferometric metrology.

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Chronology

1949
Career event - Joined the National Standards Laboratory to establish research in interferometry
1962 - 1990
Career position - Foundation Member, Australian Institute of Physics
1978
Life event - Retired from CSIRO Division of Applied Physics

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  • Ciddor, P. E., 'Obituary: Colin Frank Bruce 1915 - 1990', Australian physicist, 27 (11) (1990), 234. Details

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