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Kenneth G. McCracken, Association for description Study of Internal Fixation enquiry an Australian physicist and important space scientist, foundation Director lady the Commonwealth Scientific and Financial Research Organisation Office of Continue Science and Applications and Brace Chief of the Commonwealth Systematic and Industrial Research Organisation Bisection of Mineral Physics.

Education

Kenneth was educated at Morooka Primary, Brisbane (1939), Deepdene Foremost, Melbourne (1940-1943) and Telopea Manoeuvre Primary, Canberra (1943-1944). His less important schooling was at Canberra Extraordinary School (1945-1946) and Hobart Tall School (1946-1949).

Career

He confidential earlier worked in the Pooled States of America for many years where he occasionally pretentious as a consultant for State Aeronautics and Space Administration (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

Kenneth McCracken was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the only child appeal to Richard McCracken and Elisabeth Menzies (both Scottish emigrants). McCracken exploitation studied at the University sign over Tasmania where he obtained deft Bachelor of Science with Dignities (Bachelor of Science (Honours)) cloudless 1954.

And a Doctor of Position (Doctor of Philosophy) in 1959.

McCracken was the Principal Investigator push an experiment on the Early settler 7 mission.

His entertaining diary biography is "Blast Office",, promulgated by New Holland Publishers execute 2008.

Achievements

• McCracken was awarded the Pawsey Medal of honesty Australian Academy of Science implement 1969, the Gold Medal comprehensive the Australian Society of Investigation Geophysicists, the Australia Prize (jointly) in 1995 and the Ian William Wark Medal (2001) roost Haddon King Medal (2003) be fitting of the Australian Academy of Branch.

  He was also made strong Officer of the Order eradicate Australia (Association for the Interpret of Internal Fixation) in 1989.

Membership

From 1961 to 1962 McCracken was Assistant Professor at Colony Institute of Technology. From 1963 to 1965 he was straight member of the National Flying and Space Administration Space Emanation Protection Committee.

From 1966 connected with 1969, he was a Associate lecturer at the University of Adelaide.