Brisbane Times | Professor dies still waiting for drop The Australian HE is the physics professor who died before his most famous experiment was completed and never happened to be watching when it revealed its secrets. John Mainstone, former head of the department of physics at the University of Queensland, was ... Professor John Mainstone, who oversaw Pitch Drop Experiment, dies aged 78 Custodian of world's longest running experiment dies Pitch Drop professor John Mainstone dies |
