mˈɑːɹtɪn wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə ðˈɛn twˈɛlv fˈɛloʊz ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl səsˈaɪəɾi ɹˈɛzᵻdənt ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, ænd ɪt wʌz lˈɑːɹdʒli θɹuː hɪz pˈeɪʃənt nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃən ðætðə vˈɛɹiəs saɪəntˈɪfɪk bˈɑːdiz ɪn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ɐɡɹˈiːd ðæt ɪlˈɛvən ʌv ðiːz twˈɛlv fˈɛloʊz wɜːɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt ɪnˈʌf tə fˈɔːɹm ɐ kɹˈɛdɪbəl ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ɐkˈædəmi ʌv sˈaɪəns ˌeɪˌeɪˈɛs, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ dˈɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ.
Martyn was one of the then 12 Fellows of the Royal Society resident in Australia, and it was largely through his patient negotiation that the various scientific bodies in Australia agreed that 11 of these 12 Fellows were independent enough to form a credible Australian Academy of Science (AAS), which they did in 1954.