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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-11-12 human Ken McInnes updated 2025-11-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006698b.htm person Fenton Keith Brian AACR2 Fenton, Peter 1925 9 March 2009 Place of Death Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Physicist Peter Fenton was a leading researcher in cosmic ray astronomy in Australia. 1947 1947 Education - Bachelor of Science (B.Sc), University of Tasmania 1953 1953 Education - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Tasmania 1966 1966 Research - Detected first known X-ray transient using a detector aboard a rocket. 1985 1986 Career position - President, Astronomical Society of Australia 1992 2009 Award - Honorary Fellow, Astronomical Society of Australia Parsons, Neville Ronsley (Nod) (1926 - 2017)

In 1949/50, Peter Fenton and Nod Parsons joined the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition to Macquarie Island, to establish the cosmic ray observatory.

 Astronomical Society of Australia (1966 - )

President 1985-86; Honorary Fellow 1992 - 2009

 Fenton, Arthur Geoffrey (1920 - 2008)

Geoff and Peter Fenton worked together on cosmic ray research, and co-authored a large number of papers.

 'Fenton, Keith Brian (Peter)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Fenton, Keith Brian (Peter) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Gentlemen of Science George, Martin Gentlemen of Science 2008 Alumni news /​ The University of Tasmania. 34 September 2008 8-9 Journal Article: 100 years of cosmic rays - an Australian perspective: part 3 Duldig, Marc, Humble, John and Clay, Roger 100 years of cosmic rays - an Australian perspective: part 3 2016 Australian Physics 53 5 169-74