Australian Academy of Science

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Australian Academy of Science

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

"The Academy was founded in 1954 by Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London with the distinguished physicist Sir Mark Oliphant as founding President. It was granted a Royal Charter establishing the Academy as an independent body but with government endorsement... The Academy's Constitution was modelled on that of the Royal Society of London. It receives government grants towards its activities but has no statutory obligation to government."

Official Website:
http://www.science.org.au/

Location:
Canberra, Australia

Founding Date:
12-Feb-1954

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

John G. Bolton Astronomer 5-Jun-1922 6-Jul-1993 First Director of Parkes Observatory

Nugget Coombs Economist 24-Feb-1906 29-Oct-1997 Banker, proponent of aboriginal rights

John Cornforth Chemist 7-Sep-1917 8-Dec-2013 Stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysts

Mark Oliphant Physicist 8-Oct-1901 14-Jul-2000 Deuterium reactions

Brian P. Schmidt Astronomer 24-Feb-1967 Accelerating universe

Henry Taube Chemist 30-Nov-1915 16-Nov-2005 Mechanisms of electron transfer

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