Australia's Greatest Scientists
- ISBN-10
- 0864154089
- ISBN-13
- 9780864154088
- Category
- Scientists
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Author
- Jordan Thomas
Description
Famous Australian scientists - William Bragg - Macfarlane Burnet - Graeme Clark - Ian Clunies Ross - John Eccles - William Farrer - Howard Florey - Norman Gregg - Lawrence Hargrave - Fred Hollows - Elizabeth Kenny - William McBride - Gus Nossal - Mark Oliphant - Earl Owen - David Rivett - John Cornforth - Peter Doherty.
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