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9 - A.A. Townsend

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2011

By
Ivan Marusic  and
Timothy B. Nickels
Edited by
Peter A. Davidson ,
Yukio Kaneda ,
Keith Moffatt  and
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan
Ivan Marusic
Affiliation:
University of Melbourne
Timothy B. Nickels
Affiliation:
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Peter A. Davidson
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Yukio Kaneda
Affiliation:
Nagoya University, Japan
Keith Moffatt
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Katepalli R. Sreenivasan
Affiliation:
New York University
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Early years

Albert Alan Townsend was born on the 22nd of January 1917 in Melbourne Australia son of Albert Rinder Townsend and Daisy Townsend née Gay. At the time of his birth his father was a clerk in the accounts branch of the Department of Trade and Customs – he also served as secretary of the Commonwealth Film Censorship Board. His father went on to have a very successful career in the Commonwealth public service. As his career evolved he moved the family to Canberra in the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) which is the seat of the government in Australia. Albert and Daisy had three children: Alan, Elisabeth and Neil. In 1933 Albert Rinder Townsend was awarded the OBE.

Alan obtained his Leaving Certificate in 1933 from the Telopea Park High School with an outstanding pass, including first-class honours in mathematics, and the Canberra University College Council awarded him a scholarship of £120 a year to pursue a science course at Melbourne University. He completed his Bachelor of Science in 1936, graduating with first-class honours, and started his Master of Science. Just before his 20th birthday (1937) he graduated Master of Science, with honours in natural philosophy and pure mathematics. He was awarded the Dixson Research Scholarship and the Professor Kernot Research Scholarship.

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A Voyage Through Turbulence , pp. 305 - 328
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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