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Anthony George Klein 1935-2021
Abstract
Professor Anthony (Tony) George Klein AM, FAA (1935–2021) was an outstanding physicist, University teacher, leader, mentor and science communicator. We recount Tony’s life from his childhood in wartime Romania, his early interest in mathematics, the family’s migration to Australia via Israel in 1953, high school and university education in Melbourne, appointment as a Research Scientist at the AAEC in Sydney, followed by a distinguished career as an academic, researcher and leader in the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne where he retired as Emeritus Professor. The memoir describes Tony Klein’s personal qualities, the influences and experiences shaping his career, his major research contributions and collaborations in the field of neutron optics and neutron interferometry, his service to scientific and medical organisations and recognition by the University, the Academy and the nation. We evaluate Tony Klein’s contribution to science, knowledge and higher education.
HR23028 Accepted 28 February 2024
© Australian Academy of Science 2024
