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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-04-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001769b.htm person Nicholls Frank Gordon AACR2 1 January 1916 17 January 2013 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Physicist Business executive Frank Nicholls was deputy director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1970-1977, and deputy director of the Australian Innovation Corporation 1977-1982. 1936 1936 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1936 1939 Career position - Research Physicist at the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Radio Research Board 1938 1938 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1939 1963 Career position - Member of the CSIR/CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Secretariat 1940 1944 Career position - Officer-in-charge of the Australia & New Zealand Scientific Liaison Office in London 1952 1960 Career position - Secretary and General Administration at CSIRO 1959 1959 Career position - Member of the Pakistan Science Commission, Pakistan 1960 1961 Career position - Member of the United Nations science appraisal mission in Thailand 1962 1970 Career position - United Nations Chief Advisor on Applied Research (Thailand) and Special Governor of the Applied Scientific Research Corporation in Thailand 1970 1976 Career position - Deputy Director-General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 1977 1982 Career position - Deputy General Manager of the Australian Innovation Corporation Ltd. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Member of the CSIR/CSIRO Secretariat 1939 - 1963; Secretary and General Administration at CSIRO 1952 - 1960

 Electrical Research Board (1944 - ?)

Conjoint secretary of the Board

 Nicholls, Yvonne Nicholls, Frank Gordon (1916-)

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 'Nicholls, Frank Gordon', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Nicholls, Frank Gordon Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Nicholls, Frank Gordon Nicholls, Frank Gordon Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Newspaper Article: Scientist and movie buff who helped develop radar and played leading role in establishing film festival: Frank Gordon Nicholls Chandler, Suzy Scientist and movie buff who helped develop radar and played leading role in establishing film festival: Frank Gordon Nicholls 2013 The Age 8 Newspaper Article: Frank Gordon Nicholls, scientist, 1-1-1916 - 16-1-2013: scientist and movie buff who helped develop radar and played a leading role in establishing film festival Chandler, Suzy Frank Gordon Nicholls, scientist, 1-1-1916 - 16-1-2013: scientist and movie buff who helped develop radar and played a leading role in establishing film festival 2013 The Age