Professor Ron Brown interviewed by Professor John Swan
TitleProfessor Ron Brown interviewed by Professor John Swan
Reference240000022
Date2008
Scope and ContentRon Brown studied at the University of Melbourne, where he received a BSc in 1946. He completed a PhD at Kings College, University of London, in 1952. He then was an assistant lecturer in chemistry at University College London from 1952 to 1953. In 1953 Brown returned to the University of Melbourne as a senior lecturer in general chemistry and in 1959 became a reader in theoretical chemistry. In that same year he became foundation professor of chemistry at Monash University and remained in this position until his retirement in 1992. Over a long career, Brown worked in many areas of chemistry including spectroscopy, theoretical chemistry, astronomy, molecules and life in space. Among other things he discovered the tricarbon monoxide molecule and another called propadienone, which was kinked when it had been predicted to be straight.
LanguageEnglish
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Persons keyword Ronald Drayton AM FAA Brown, John Melvin Swan
SubjectChemical engineering, Pharmacology, Mining industries, Science--History, Science--Social aspects
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