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Ruby Payne-Scott

1912 - 1981

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Ruby Violet Payne-Scott (28 May 1912 – 25 May 1981) was an Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy, and was one of two Antipodean women pioneers in radio astronomy and radio physics at the end of the second world war, Ruby Payne-Scott the Australian and Elizabeth Alexander the New Zealander. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ruby Payne-Scott is the 506th most popular astronomer (up from 537th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Australia (up from 315th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Ruby Payne-Scott ranks 506 out of 644. Before her are Charles Piazzi Smyth, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, Robert H. McNaught, Edwin Foster Coddington, Frederik Kaiser, and William Henry Smyth. After her are DeLisle Stewart, Giuseppe Asclepi, Miguel Itzigsohn, Julie Vinter Hansen, Ľudmila Pajdušáková, and William Christie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Ruby Payne-Scott ranks 308. Before her are Karl Kreutzberg, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Phạm Hùng, Simón Lecue, Reta Shaw, and Ollie Johnston. After her are Georgia Coleman, Dagny Carlsson, Juan Antonio Ipiña, Gordon Parks, Matthias Heidemann, and Giuliano Nostini. Among people deceased in 1981, Ruby Payne-Scott ranks 201. Before her are Nils Asther, José María Minella, Crisant Bosch, Wilfried Puis, Gregory Breit, and Sergio Amidei. After her are Irving Jaffee, Durgabai Deshmukh, Tadeusz Baird, Paul Bontemps, Karl Struss, and Roy Cochran.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Ruby Payne-Scott ranks 249 out of 1,143. Before her are Mark Schwarzer (1972), Bob Daisley (1950), Earle Page (1880), Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (1931), Fred Schepisi (1939), and Costas Mandylor (1965). After her are Abbie Cornish (1982), Dawn Fraser (1937), Portia de Rossi (1973), William Deane (1931), Nia Jax (1984), and Rodney Heath (1884).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Australia

Among astronomers born in Australia, Ruby Payne-Scott ranks 2. Before her are Walter Frederick Gale (1865). After her are John Broughton (1952), and Frank B. Zoltowski (1957).

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