Transport for NSW named a Parramatta River class ferry the Ruby Payne-Scott as part of a set of five honouring prominent Sydney scientists and engineers
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Ruby Payne-Scott
Ruby Violet Payne-Scott was an Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy.
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science · Australian radio astronomer · physicist · astronomer · university teacher · also Ruby Payne-Scott, Ruby Violet Payne-Scott, Payne-Scott
Born 28 May 1912 · Died 25 May 1981 · Q6768943
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2021· 1 entry
The Australian Academy of Science established the Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture for Women, to honour Australian pioneer women scientists
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2018· 1 entry
The New York Times wrote a belated obituary for her, detailing how her work helped lay the foundation for a new field of science called radio astronomy
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2017· 1 entry
The University of Sydney inaugurated the Payne-Scott Professorial Distinctions to honour distinguished professors for their contributions to the university across all areas of leadership, teaching and research
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2008· 1 entry
CSIRO acknowledged Payne-Scott's contribution to science, and established the Payne-Scott Award, intended "for researchers returning from family-related career breaks"
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1981· 1 entry
Died 1981-05-25.
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1951· 2 entries
– just a few months before her first child was born – Payne-Scott resigned her post due to there being no maternity leave available at the time
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In 1951 – just a few months before her first child was born – Payne-Scott resigned her post due to there being no maternity leave available at the time.
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1950· 1 entry
And was forced to resign and accept a short-term temporary position; her scientific career ended in 1951 after the birth of her first child, because her workplace did not offer maternity leave
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1948· 1 entry
Published a comprehensive report on factors affecting visibility on PPI displays
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1944· 1 entry
Ruby Payne-Scott and William ("Bill") Holman Hall secretly married in 1944; at this time, the Commonwealth government had legislated for a marriage bar specifying that married women could not hold a permanent position within public service.
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1936· 1 entry
Payne-Scott conducted research with William H
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1912· 1 entry
Born 1912-05-28.
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