Isabel Joy Bear began her extensive career in science in the 1940s and today is an Honorary Fellow with CSIRO Minerals. In the 1960s Bear discovered a number of previously unknown metastable zirconium sulfate hydrates. Joy was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1986 for services to science, particularly in the field of mineral chemistry. She is a fellow of both the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and in 1988 became the first woman to receive the Leighton Medal - the RACI’s premier award.
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ACMI Identifier
B2001433
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists - Biography
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Scientists, Australian
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy