Sir Alan Walsh | |
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| Born | 19 December 1916 Hoddlesden, England |
| Died | 3 August 1998 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
| Known for | Atomic absorption spectroscopy |
| Spouse | Audrey Dale Hutchinson |
| Children | Thomas Haworth David Alan |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | BNF CSIR (later CSIRO) |
Sir Alan Walsh FAA FRS (19 December 1916 – 3 August 1998) was a British-Australian physicist, originator and developer of a method of chemical analysis called atomic absorption spectroscopy.[1][2][3]
- ^ McCarthy, G.J. "Walsh, Alan - Biographical entry". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Hannaford, P. (2000). "Sir Alan Walsh. 19 December 1916 – 3 August 1998: Elected F.R.S. 1969". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 46: 535–564. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0100. JSTOR 770415.
- ^ Peter Hannaford. "Alan Walsh 1916-1998". Biographical memoirs. Australian Academy of Science. originally published in Historical Records of Australian Science, vol.13, no.2, 2000. Also published in Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society of London, 2000.