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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1995-06-29 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002241b.htm person Silberstein Josef Philipp Otto AACR2 5 July 1920 28 February 2016 Place of Birth Vienna, Austria Place of Death Perth, Western Australia, Australia Aeronautical scientist Mathematician Phil Silberstein was a mathematician who between 1939 and 1960 worked at the Aeronautical Research Laboratory on properties and elasticity of aircraft materials and vibrations of engines and propellers. He wrote a large number of reports stemming from this work. On moving to the University of Western Australia in 1960 his focus changed to pure mathematics. For 20 years until retiring in 1985 he was Professor of Mathematics. 1939 Career position - Junior Laboratory Assistant, CSIR Aeronautical Research Laboratories by 1944 in Department of Supply 1939 1939 Life event - Migrated to Australia 1944 1944 Education - BA (hons), University of Melbourne 1947 1947 Award - CSIR Studentship for 3 years study at University of Cambridge 1952 1952 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1954 1960 Career position - Principal Research Officer, Aeronautical Research Laboratory, Fishermens Bend, Victoria 1960 1965 Career position - Reader in Pure Mathematics, University of Western Australia 1966 1985 Career position - Professor of Pure Mathematics, University of Western Australia 1985 Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Western Australia 1985 1985 Life event - Retired The University of Western Australia (1911 - )

Professor of Pure Mathematics 1966 - 1985

 Aeronautical Research Laboratories, Department of Supply and Development (1949 - 1994)

Principal Research Officer 1960 - 1965

 Silberstein, Josef Philipp Otto

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 'Silberstein, Josef Philipp Otto', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Silberstein, Josef Philipp Otto Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Silberstein, Josef Philipp Otto Silberstein, Josef Philipp Otto Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: John Mahony 1929-1992 Fowkes, N.; and Silberstein, J. P. O. John Mahony 1929-1992 1995 Historical Records of Australian Science 10 3 265-291 Journal Article: J. P. O. (Phil) Silberstein 1920 - 2016 Praeger, Cheryl E. J. P. O. (Phil) Silberstein 1920 - 2016 2016 Gazette of the Australian Mathematical Society 43 2 112-3