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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-01-08 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002356b.htm person Freeman Joan AACR2 7 January 1918 18 March 1998 Place of Birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia Physicist Joan Freeman began her career at CSIR Radiophysics Laboratory during World War II, working on the production of a 10cm microwave radar set. She spent most of her working life at the British Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. 1939 1939 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1941 1946 Career position - CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Radiophysics Laboratory 1943 1943 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney 1946 1951 Career position - Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, UK 1951 1978 Career position - Van de Graaff Accelerator Group at Harwell Nuclear Physics Division 1976 1976 Award - Rutherford Medal, British Institute of Physics

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 'Freeman, Joan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Freeman, Joan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: In Memory: Joan Freeman, a Passionate Physicist, 1918-1998 In Memory: Joan Freeman, a Passionate Physicist, 1918-1998 1998 Wisenet : Journal of the Women in Science Enquiry Network 48 Journal Article: A passion for physics, the story of a female physicist : Dr Joan Freeman, Address for the Gordon Godfrey Inaugural Lecture - May 1993. Bartel, Rebecca A passion for physics, the story of a female physicist : Dr Joan Freeman, Address for the Gordon Godfrey Inaugural Lecture - May 1993. 1993 Wisenet : Journal of the Women in Science Enquiry Network 32 23-25 Book: A Textbook of Radar The Radiophysics Laboratory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research A Textbook of Radar Sydney; London Angus & Robertson 1947 Book: A Passion for Physics: the Story of a Woman Physicist Freeman, Joan A Passion for Physics: the Story of a Woman Physicist Bristol Adam Hilger 1991 Journal Article: Women in science : Joan Freeman - an Australian Nuclear Physicist Allen, Nessy Women in science : Joan Freeman - an Australian Nuclear Physicist 1989 Wisenet : Journal of the Women in Science Enquiry Network 20 15 Conference Paper: Cross-National Careers: the Interchange of Women Scientists to and From Australia Allen, Nessy Cross-National Careers: the Interchange of Women Scientists to and From Australia Perth Black Swan Press 1992 Australia in the world: perceptions and possibilities: papers from the Outside Images of Australia Conference, Perth, 1992 Don Grant and Graham Seal Article: A Passion for Physics; Joan Freeman Sherratt, Tim A Passion for Physics; Joan Freeman 1993 Australasian Science Winter