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CSIRO staff profiles with surnames starting with P.

Charles Henry Brian (Bill) Priestley

Charles Henry Brian (Bill) Priestley (1915-1998)

Family background Bill Priestley was born in the north-west London suburb of Highgate on 8 July 1915, the third of […]

GrahamPrice

Graham Pope Price

Biography Graham Pope Price was born in Sydney, NSW on 2 March 1947 and spent most of his formative years […]

Jack Piddington

Jack Hobart Piddington [1910-1997]

Jack Hobart Piddington was one of Australia’s most distinguished radio scientists. After undergraduate studies in Sydney, he completed his doctorate […]

Michael Pitman

Michael George Pitman [1933-2000]

Biography Michael George Pitman, the eldest of three boys, was born on 7 February 1933 at the family home in […]

Ruby Payne Scott black and white image

Ruby Payne-Scott [1912-1981]

Ruby Payne-Scott was an Australian pioneer in radio physics and radio astronomy, and is believed to have been the first female radio astronomer.

Joseph Lade Pawsey

Joseph Lade (Joe) Pawsey [1908-1962]

Biography Joseph Lade Pawsey, physicist, was born on 14 May 1908 at Ararat, Victoria, only child of Victorian-born parents Joseph […]

James Prescott

James Arthur Prescott [1890-1987]

Biography James Arthur Prescott was born on 7 October 1890 at Bolton, Lancashire, England. He was the first of seven […]

Graeme Pearman

Graeme Ivan Pearman

Biography Graeme Ivan Pearman was born on 15 May 1941 in Perth, Western Australia. His undergraduate degree was a double […]

John Philip

John Robert Philip [1927-1999]

Early life John Robert Philip was born on 18 January 1927 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His father, Percy, was a […]

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