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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1999-01-15 human Rosanne Walker updated 2024-10-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003057b.htm person Lord Francis AACR2 16 September 1916 2 October 2010 Place of Birth Czechoslovakia Place of Death Lane Cove, New South Wales, Australia Optical technician Francis Lord worked for the Commonwealth Solar Observatory during World War II, assisting in the work of the Optical Munitions Panel. He set up the optical workshop and made a wide range of lenses and prisms.

Born Czechoslovakia, 16 September 1916. Studied optics in Paris. Optical factory, Czechoslovakia; fled via Rumania to Britain and then Australia; British Optical Company, Sydney; optical workshop, Commonwealth Solar Observatory, working for the Optical Munitions Panel.

 Optical Munitions Panel (1940 - 1945)

Associated with the Panel, c1940 - 1945, through his work at the Commonwealth Solar Observatory, Mount Stromlo.

 Lord, Francis (19160916-)

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 'Lord, Francis', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lord, Francis Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Lord, Francis Lord, Francis Australian Science Archives Project 1997 The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition A Bright Sparcs Exhibition