Ruby Payne-Scott

Physicist, Astronomer

1912 – 1981

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Who was Ruby Payne-Scott?

Ruby Violet Payne-Scott, BSc MSc DipEd was an Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy, and was the first female radio astronomer.

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Born
May 28, 1912
Grafton
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Australians
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Science, University of Sydney
    Physics
    ( - 1933)
  • University of Sydney
    ( - 1938)
  • Master of Science, University of Sydney
    Physics
    ( - 1936)
  • Sydney Girls High School
Employment
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Lived in
  • Sydney
Died
May 25, 1981
Sydney

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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