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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-01-04 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2019-12-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004909b.htm person Alexander Elizabeth AACR2 13 December 1908 1959 Place of Birth Merton, Surrey, England Geologist Radio astronomer Elizabeth Alexander was a geologist and radio astronomer who worked in radar in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II. She identified the 'Norfolk Island Effect', the phenomenon of a great increase in signal noise just before dawn. 1931 1931 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons) First class in Geology from Newnham College, Cambridge 1934 1934 Education - Ph.D. in Geology from Newnham College, Cambridge 1942 1942 Life event - Emigrated to New Zealand with children to avoid conflict in Malaya 1942 1945 Career position - Head of the Operations Research Section of the Radio Development Laboratory, Wellington Operations Research Section of the Radio Development Laboratory

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 'Alexander, Elizabeth', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Alexander, Elizabeth Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Dr Elizabeth Alexander: first female radio astronomer Orchiston, W. Dr Elizabeth Alexander: first female radio astronomer Dordrecht Springer 2005 The new astronomy: opening the electromagnetic window and expanding our view of planet earth. A meeting to honor Woody Sullivan on his 60th birthday Orchiston, W. 71-92