Jack Piddington
John Hobart "Jack" Piddington (6 November 1910 – 16 July 1997) was an Australian research physicist and radio scientist. He was Chief Research Scientist at the National Measurement Laboratory in Sydney, Australia from 1966 to 1975.
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Piddington was born at Wagga Wagga in 1910. William Henry Piddington and Albert Piddington were elder brothers of his grandfather Frederick Hobart Piddington, and Ralph Piddington was a son of Albert Piddington.[1] He received his tertiary education at the University of Sydney, from where he graduated with a B.Sc. in 1932, B.E. in 1934, and M.Sc. in 1936. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1938 from the University of Cambridge. He was awarded the David Syme Research Prize in 1958.[2] He was awarded the T. K. Sidey Medal in 1959, an award set up by the Royal Society of New Zealand for outstanding scientific research.[3][4] He was elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1963.[1]
References
- Melrose, D.B.; Minnett, H.C. (1998). "Jack Hobart Piddington 1910-1997". Historical Records of Australian Science. 12 (2).
- "Piddington, John Hobart (1910–1997)". Encyclopaedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "Background of the Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- "Recipients". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 7 August 2015.