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Australian Women
Biographical entry
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Payne Scott, Ruby Violet (1912 - 1981) |
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| Physicist and Teacher | |
| Born: 28 May 1912 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 25 May 1981 Sydney, New South Wales. | |
Ruby Scott was assistant physicist in the Physics Department at the University of Sydney, then a teacher at Woodlands Church of England Grammar School, before the outbreak of WWII. Post-war, she worked as a radio engineer with Amalgamated Wireless Australasia. After the birth of her son she became a science teacher at Danebank Anglican School for Girls, where she established a Science Department. |
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Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 23 December 2008 http://womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE3750b.htm |