Biographical entry Smith, Alfred Mica (Micaiah) (1844 - 1926)

Summary

Alfred Mica Smith was appointed lecturer in chemistry, Ballarat School of Mines, 1881. He was Head of the Science Section, Ballarat School of Mines 1887-93 and President of the Chemistry Section of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science in 1902.

Published resources

Book Sections

• Dowling, Austin, 'Smith, Alfred Mica (Micaiah) (1844-1926), chemist and teacher', in Bede Nairn (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, pp. 139-140. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060160b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

• Smith, Alfred Mica, 'Some Experiments in the Gold Bullion Assay', Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, vol. 15, Wilson & Mackinnon, Melbourne, 1879, pp. 4-11. Details

Online Resources

• 'Smith, Alfred Mica (Micaiah)', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P000153p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Smith, Alfred Mica', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464567. Details