Economist famous for what has come to be known as the "Phillips curve," which describes the relationships between unemployment and inflation. He is also known for having constructed the economics computer called the MONIAC.
He moved to Australia where he worked as a crocodile hunter.
He spent three and a half years as a prisoner of war in Indonesia.
His father was a dairy farmer and his mother was a schoolteacher.
He and Adam Smith are both noted economists.
