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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-02-19 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001483b.htm person Bolton John Gatenby FAA FRS AACR2 5 June 1922 6 July 1993 Place of Birth Sheffield, England Place of Death Buderim, Queensland, Australia Radio astronomer Physicist John Bolton was a Chief Research Scientist with the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics and was the first Director of the Parkes Telescope, later the Australian National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1961-1971.

Born Sheffield, United Kingdom, 5 June 1922. Died Buderim, Queensland, 6 July 1993. CBE 1982. Educated University of Cambridge (graduated in physics 1942). Radar Officer, Royal Navy; Telecommunications Research Establishment; Radiophysics Laboratory, CSIR/O 1946-55; director of radio astronomy, Caltech 1955-61; director, Parkes Radio telescope (later Australian National Radio Astronomy Observatory) 1961-71, Astronomer at Large 1971-81. Edgeworth David Medal 1951; FAA 1965-80; Fellow, Royal Society 1973; Honorary Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences 1973; Gold Medal, Royal Astronomical Society 1977; Foreign Associate, U.S. National Academy of Sciences 1980; Bruce Medal, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (U.S.) 1988.

1946 1955 Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIR/O Division of Radiophysics 1951 1951 Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1952 1993 Award - Honorary Fellow, Astronomical Society of Australia 1969 1993 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science CSIR/O Division of Radiophysics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1940 - 1996)

Chief Research Scientist 1946 - 1955

 Astronomical Society of Australia (1966 - )

Honorary Fellow 1952 - 1993

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1965 - 1980

 Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1948 - )

Awarded the Medal 1951

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 'Bolton, John Gatenby', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bolton, John Gatenby Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: John Gatenby Bolton. 1988 Bruce Medalist Astronomical Society of the Pacific John Gatenby Bolton. 1988 Bruce Medalist 2001 Journal Article: John Bolton and Australian Astronomy Robertson, Peter John Bolton and Australian Astronomy 1984 Australian Physicist 21 178-179 Journal Article: Recollections of John G. Bolton at Dover Heights and Caltech Stanley, Gordon J. Recollections of John G. Bolton at Dover Heights and Caltech 1994 Australian Journal of Physics 47 5 507-516 Journal Article: John Bolton - Some Early Memories Westfold, K. C. John Bolton - Some Early Memories 1994 Australian Journal of Physics 47 5 535-540 Journal Article: John Bolton, Discrete Sources, and the New Zealand Field Trip of 1948 Orchiston, Wayne John Bolton, Discrete Sources, and the New Zealand Field Trip of 1948 1994 Australian Journal of Physics 47 5 541-548 Journal Article: John Bolton and the Rainmakers Milne, D. K. John Bolton and the Rainmakers 1994 Australian Journal of Physics 47 5 549-554 Journal Article: Some Memories of John Bolton from Caltech and Early years at Parkes Roberts, J. A. Some Memories of John Bolton from Caltech and Early years at Parkes 1994 Australian Journal of Physics 47 5 561-568 Journal Article: John Bolton's Variable-baseline Interferometer and the Structure of Radio Galaxies Ekers, R. D. John Bolton's Variable-baseline Interferometer and the Structure of Radio Galaxies 1994 Australian Journal of Physics 47 5 569-576 Journal Article: John Bolton as a Pioneer of OH Spectroscopy Whiteoak, J. B. John Bolton as a Pioneer of OH Spectroscopy 1994 Australian Journal of Physics 47 5 577-584 Journal Article: John Gatenby Bolton 1922-1993 Wild, J. P.; and Radhakrishnan, V. R. John Gatenby Bolton 1922-1993 1995 Historical Records of Australian Science 10 4 381-391 Journal Article: Wild, Woolley and Savage - or How John Bolton and I Went Hunting for Quasars and QSOs Savage, Ann Wild, Woolley and Savage - or How John Bolton and I Went Hunting for Quasars and QSOs 1994 Australian Journal of Physics 47 5 589-590 Book Section: John Gatenby Bolton, 1922-1993 Lovell, Bernard John Gatenby Bolton, 1922-1993 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Journal Article: Radio Astronomy at Dover Heights Bolton, J. G. Radio Astronomy at Dover Heights 1982 Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia 4 4 349-358 Journal Article: The Fortieth Anniversary of Extragalactic Radio Astronomy: Radiophysics in Exile Bolton, J. G. The Fortieth Anniversary of Extragalactic Radio Astronomy: Radiophysics in Exile 1990 Proceedings of the Astronomical Society of Australia 8 4 381-383 Journal Article: John Bolton and the discovery of discrete radio sources Robertson, P.; Orchiston, W.; and Slee, B. John Bolton and the discovery of discrete radio sources 2014 Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 17 283-306 Book: Australian Astronomers: Achievements at the Frontiers of Astronomy Bhathal, Ragbir Australian Astronomers: Achievements at the Frontiers of Astronomy Canberra National Library of Australia 1996 Book Section: Bolton, John Gatenby Orchiston, Wayne and Kellerman, Kenneth I. Bolton, John Gatenby Detroit Charles Scribner's Sons 2008 New Dictionary of Scientific Biography Koertge, Noretta 1 332-337 Journal Article: The origins and development of extragalactic radio astronomy: the role of the CSIRO's Division of Radiophysics Dover Heights Field Station in Sydney Orchiston, Wayne; and Robertson, Peter The origins and development of extragalactic radio astronomy: the role of the CSIRO's Division of Radiophysics Dover Heights Field Station in Sydney 2017 Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 20 3 289-312 Book: Radio astronomer: John Bolton and a new window on the universe Robertson, Peter Radio astronomer: John Bolton and a new window on the universe Sydney NewSouth Publishing 2017 Resource Section: John Gatenby Bolton [1922-1993] Ward, C. John Gatenby Bolton [1922-1993] Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Book: Joe Pawsey and the founding of Australian radio astronomy: early discoveries, from the sun to the cosmos Goss, W. M.; Hooker, Claire; and Ekers, Ronald D. Joe Pawsey and the founding of Australian radio astronomy: early discoveries, from the sun to the cosmos Cham, Switzerland Springer 2023 Journal Article: Australian contribution to the science of radioastronomy Mills, B. Y. Australian contribution to the science of radioastronomy 1988 Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Australia 8 1 12-23 Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Journal Article: Australian Astronomers: What Made Them Great? Bhathal, Ragbir Australian Astronomers: What Made Them Great? 2007 News and Reviews in Astronomy and Geophysics 48 533-6 Journal Article: Edward George Bowen 1911-1991 Brown, R. Hanbury; Minnett, Harry C; White, Fredrick W. G. Edward George Bowen 1911-1991 1992 Historical Records of Australian Science 9 2 151-166 Journal Article: From wartime radar to postwar radio astronomy in Australia Bowen, E. G. From wartime radar to postwar radio astronomy in Australia Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Australia 8 1 1-11 John Gatenby Bolton - Records National Library of Australia Oral History Collection John Gatenby Bolton - Records TRC 324 1940 - 1980 Oral history interview c1970 [TRC 324]. 1 tape Audio John Gatenby Bolton John Gatenby Bolton All rights reserved.

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