Australian Scientists
Many Australian scientists have made incredible discoveries, which have improved our knowledge and helped many people. Here is a list of some of those scientists, with some resources to start your search.
Remember to take brief notes into your scaffold!
Two great places to start your search are:
Encyclopedia of Australian Science
Australian Dictionary of Biography
(look also at the online resources listed for that person)
Remember to reference your work correctly. Check the guide here.
Scientist |
Resources |
Raymond Begg |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian Dictionary of Biography 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health
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Isobel (Ida) Bennett |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 609.94 CUL Inventive Australians
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Sir William Lawrence Bragg |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 509.2 CLA Legends of Science Bk 1 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists
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Sir Thomas Brisbane |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science |
Macfarlane Burnet |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 610.69 FER Australia’s Best Medical Workers 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists
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Helen Caldicott |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science |
Graeme Clark
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Encyclopedia of Australian Science 610.69 FER Australia’s Best Medical Workers 609.94 WES Inventors & Inventions 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health 609.94 CUL Inventive Australians 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists 920.094 CON Those Who Dared |
Ian Clunies Ross |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 509.2 CLA Legends of Science Bk 1 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists Sir Ian Clunies-Ross, Australia on Net
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Sir John Warcup Cornforth |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists |
Richard Daintree |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science |
Sir Edgeworth David |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 509.2 CLA Legends of Science Bk 1 |
Amalie Dietrich |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science |
Peter Doherty |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 610.69 FER Australia’s Best Medical Workers 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists |
Sir John Eccles |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian National University 610.69 FER Australia’s Best Medical Workers 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists 920.094 ONE 100 Famous Australian Lives |
William Farrer |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian Dictionary of Biography 609.94 CUL Inventive Australians 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists 609.94 MCP The Dictionary of Australian Inventions and Discoveries 920.094 GRE The Greats 920.094 ONE 100 Famous Australian Lives
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Frank Fenner |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science |
Lord Howard Florey
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Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian Dictionary of Biography 610.92 FLO:M Howard Florey: Miracle Maker 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists 920.094 ONE 100 Famous Australian Lives 920.094 CON Those Who Dared 920.094 CEN A Century of Great Australians Book 2 (D – G) |
Ian Frazer |
Britannica Online Encyclopedia |
Norman Gregg |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian Dictionary of Biography 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists |
Lawrence Hargrave |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian Dictionary of Biography 609.2294 GOT Australia’s best inventors 609.94 WES Inventors & Inventions 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists 609.94 MCP The Dictionary of Australian Inventions and Discoveries 920.094 ONE 100 Famous Australian Lives |
Fred Hollows |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian Dictionary of Biography 610.92 HOL:B Seeing is believing 610.92 HOL:D Fred Hollows 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists |
Elizabeth Kenny
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Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian Dictionary of Biography 610.69 FER Australia’s Best Medical Workers 610.92 KEN:C Elizabeth Kenny 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health 609.94 CUL Inventive Australians 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists 920.094 ONE 100 Famous Australian Lives 920.094 CEN A Century of Great Australians Bk3 |
Barry Marshall (& Robin Warren) |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science |
Sir Douglas Mawson |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian Dictionary of Biography 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists 920.094 GRE The Greats 920.094 ONE 100 Famous Australian Lives 920.094 CEN A Century of Great Australians Bk4 998.9 MAW:M Douglas Mawson 998.9 ANT Antarctica |
William McBride |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists |
Stanley W.O. “Bill” Menzel |
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Donald Metcalf |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health |
Nancy Millis |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science CSIRO 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists 509.2 BHA Profiles Australian Women Scientists |
Ferdinand von Mueller |
Australian Dictionary of Biography 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists 920.094 ONE 100 Famous Australian Lives |
Sir Gustav Nossal |
610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists 920.094 CEN A Century of Great Australians Bk4 |
Sir Marcus (Mark) Oliphant |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists 509.2 OLI:M Sir Mark Oliphant 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists 920.094 ONE 100 Famous Australian Lives 920.094 SIM Australian Legends 920.094 BRA Great Australians |
Earl Owen |
509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists ‘Owen, Earl Ronald’, University of Sydney |
David Rivett |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 509.2 THO Australia’s Greatest Scientists |
Phyllis Rountree |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists |
Susan Serjeantson |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Australian National University 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists 920.094 CEN A Century of Great Australians Bk5 |
Fiona Stanley |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science Fiona Stanley, Wikipedia |
John Tebbutt |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 509.2 GOT Australia’s Best Scientists Australian Dictionary of Biography |
Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science |
David Warren |
609.94 WES Inventors & Inventions ‘Dave Warren’, Australia. Department of Defence |
Carl Wood |
Encyclopedia of Australian Science 610.92 MUR Lifework: Heroes of Australian Health ‘Edwin Carlyle Carl Wood’, The Medical Journal of Australia ‘Carl Wood: IVF Miracle Worker for Families’, Sydney Morning Herald
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Fiona Wood |
Fiona Wood, Encyclopedia Britannica |