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Joseph L. Pawsey
Australian scientist, radiophysicist and radio astronomer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Lade Pawsey (14 May 1908 ā 30 November 1962) was an Australian scientist, radiophysicist and radio astronomer.
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![]() Pawsey as a research physicist in CSIRO | |
Born | Joseph Lade Pawsey (1908-05-14)14 May 1908 Ararat, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 30 November 1962(1962-11-30) (aged 54) Sydney, Australia |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Known for | Early leadership of radio astronomy and ionospheric physics, Radio observations of the Sun and Galaxy |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] Hughes Medal (1960) |
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Fields | Radio astronomy |
Institutions | CSIRO |
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