John Keith Roberts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Keith Roberts

physicist (1897-1944)

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1897

Place of Birth: Kew, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1944

Profession: physicist

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About John Keith Roberts

  • John Keith Roberts (16 April 1897 – 126 April 1944) was an Australian physicist who was awarded an 1851 Exhibition Scholarship, and went to England, where he studied under Sir Ernest Rutherford at the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory.
  • During the Second World War he was the chief scientist at the Royal Navy's Anti-Submarine Experimental Establishment in Fairlie, Scotland, where he oversaw the development of improved techniques for detecting submarines.

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