Arthur William Pryor (31 August 1928 – 6 September 2014) was an Australian physicist known for his contributions to neutron diffraction[1] and infrared laser isotope separation.
[3] In this regard, he refers to the reluctance of the Australian authorities to adopt laser isotope separation with the sentence... "but the cautious hand refrained".
[3] Pryor's account was independently corroborated, albeit with a time lag, by other researchers in the field.
[6] Later in his career, Pryor was interested on historical and philosophical aspects of science and physics.
Pryor was a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics and received the 1964 David Syme Research Prize from the University of Melbourne.