Professor Gordon Henry Newstead
Surname originally Neustadt (changed in infancy)
Professor of electrical engineering
- Born
- 1 July 1917, Cairo, Egypt
- Died
- 1 November 1987, Hobart, Tasmania
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Julius Leonard Neustadt (Sgt 1st AIF)
- Mother
- Eleanor Sarah Culmer (nurse)
- Married Betty McCarthy
Degrees
| 1940 | Bachelor of Electrical Engineering | The University of Melbourne |
| 1945 | Master of Electrical Engineering | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- Arrived in Aust 1917.
- Prof of Electrical Engineering, UTas 1957-65.
- Assoc Commr, Hydro-Electric Commission, Tas 1959-84.
- Prof of Engineering Physics, ANU 1965-70 (Emeritus Prof 1970).
- OBE 1985.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/newstead-gordon-henry-14979