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Victor Hopper was born in Wales in 1913. He gained a scholarship to attend Neath County School where he remained until 1927. In that year Hopper emigrated to Australia under the "Little Brother Movement" and a year later continued his school studies at Horsham High School in Victoria. In 1930 Hopper won a teaching scholarship and trained at Melbourne Teachers' College. He attended the University of Melbourne on a part-time basis while he taught in a succession of schools. He gained his B.Sc. Degree in 1937 and embarked on a Masters and later D.Sc. Degree. After winning a series of scholarships and awards and completing his D.Sc., Hopper joined the staff at Melbourne University. He also began to acquire an international reputation as a research physicist. In 1962, Dr. Hopper was appointed to the Chair of Physics (RAAF Academy). From 1966 to 1967 he served as Dean of the Science Department. He died in July 2005. |
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Academics - Physics |
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