Background
CHRISTIANSEN, Wilbur Norman. D. South Carolina. was born on August 9, 1913 in Melbourne. Son of Wilhelm Christiansen and lima C. Jones.
CHRISTIANSEN, Wilbur Norman. D. South Carolina. was born on August 9, 1913 in Melbourne. Son of Wilhelm Christiansen and lima C. Jones.
Caufield Grammar School and Melbourne University.
Engineer, Amalgamated Wireless 1937-1948. Research scientist, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 1948-1960, Institute d’Astrophysique, Paris 1954, ZWO, The Netherlands 1960-1961, Peking Observatory 1966-1967. Visiting Professor Leiden University 1970.
Professor, of Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney 1960-1978.
Visiting Fellow, Australian National University 1979-1985. Vice-President Institute Astronomical Union 1964-1970.
President Institute Union for Radio Science 1978-1981, Honorary Life President 1984. Foreign Secretary Australian Academy, of Science 1981-1985.
Honorary, Doctorate.Sc.Eng. (Sydney), Honorary Doctor of Engineering
(Melbourne). Recipient of several.
Married Elsie M. Hill in 1938.