John Newton Dodd
| John Newton Dodd | |
|---|---|
| Born |
19 April 1922 Hastings, New Zealand |
| Died |
20 May 2005 (aged 83) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Residence | New Zealand |
| Fields | Atomic spectroscopy, nuclear physics |
| Institutions | University of Otago |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham |
| Thesis | Proton scattering experiments: a study of the elastic and inelastic scattering of protons from gold, aluminium, magnesium and carbon (1952) |
| Notable awards | Hector Medal (1976) |
John Newton "Jack" Dodd (19 April 1922 – 20 May 2005) was a New Zealand physicist who worked in the field of atomic spectroscopy.
Born in Hastings in 1922,[1] Dodd attended the University of Otago, graduating with an MSc with first-class honours in 1946.[2] After a PhD at the University of Birmingham, he returned to the University of Otago to take up a lectureship. He was awarded a professorial chair in 1965 and retired in 1988.[1]
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1964,[3] he won the society's Hector Medal, then the highest prize in New Zealand science, in 1976.[4]
Selected works
- Dodd, John N. (1991). Atoms and light: interactions. New York: Springer. ISBN 978-1-4757-9333-8.
References
- 1 2 Ballagh, Rob. "John Newton Dodd". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: Da–Do". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "The Academy: D–F". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "Hector Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
External links
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