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Peter Mason was the foundation Professor of Physics, Macquarie University from 1966 to 1986. Between 1962 and 1966 he was a postdoctoral fellow and Principal Research Officer at the CSIRO Divisions of Textile Physics and Protein Chemistry. He broadcast frequently on the ABC "Science Show" and published a number of books for the lay-reader including a history of rubber, and Blood and iron which was awarded a United Nations media peace prize gold citation in 1985. His principal areas of research were polymer science and biophysics. Mason was an active campaigner for nuclear disarmament.Full description
Peter Mason (1922-1987), physicist, educator and science communicator, was born on 25 February 1922 at St Pancras, London, son of Alfred George Mason, chemist, and his wife Winnie, née Wheeldon, both...User Contributed Tags
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- AuCNLKIN : abv01787547
- AU-AuCNLKIN : 35918252
- AU-ANU:ADBO : adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mason-peter-14943
- AU-VU:EOAS : www.eoas.info/biogs/P000624b.htm
- AuCNLKIN : nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35918252
- NLA : nla.party-583995
