Ruby Payne-Scott

Ruby Violet Payne-Scott (born May 28, 1912 in Grafton (New South Wales) , † May 25, 1981 in Mortdale ) was an Australian radio astronomer .

Payne-Scott studied at the University of Sydney and then worked for the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization . During World War II , she worked on secret radar projects. As a communist and women's rights activist , she was watched by the Australian Security Intelligence Organization .

Ruby Payne-Scott married William Holman Hall in 1944. Since at this time married women were not allowed to be permanently employed in the public service, she initially kept her marriage a secret. The couple had two children, the future mathematician Peter Gavin Hall and the future artist Fiona Margaret Hall .

literature

WM Goss, Richard X. McGee (Eds.): Under the Radar: The First Woman in Radio Astronomy: Ruby Payne-Scott. Springer, Heidelberg 2010.

Web links

Commons : Ruby Payne-Scott - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

biography

Individual evidence

^ The secret life of Miss Ruby Payne-Scott

personal data
SURNAME	Payne-Scott, Ruby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Payne-Scott, Ruby Violet; Hall, Ruby Violet (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Australian radio astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 28, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Grafton, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	May 25, 1981
Place of death	Mortdale

[1] The secret life of Miss Ruby Payne-Scott