JOHN LAWS FARRANDS: 11 MARCH 1921 - 14 JULY 1996

摘要

When John L Farrands died last July at the age of 75, Australia lost one of its eminent technological scientists. His claim to fame lay not so much in personal research as in the way he managed science, shaped national policy and influenced the programs of diverse institutions. Most of his early years were spent in what is now called the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO). He was recruited in 1946 and sent to Imperial College, London, where he gained his PhD.