Biographical entry Hargreaves, Maxwell Edgar (1923 - 1976)
- Born
- 31 March 1923
Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 2 September 1976
- Occupation
- Metallurgist
Summary
Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves, following a period in Cambridge, worked in the CSIR/O Division of Tribophysics 1949-64. In 1964 he was appointed to the chair of physical metallurgy at the University of Melbourne, a position he held until his death.
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves - Records, 1923 - 1980; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Books
- McCarthy, Gavan, The Papers of Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves (1923-1976), Australian Science Archives Project, Melbourne, 1986, 16 pp. Also available at http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/harg/hargreaves.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary: Max Hargreaves', Metals Australia, vol. 8, no. 9, 1976. Details
Online Resources
- McCarthy, Gavan, Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves Guide to Records, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 2004, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/guides/harg/hargreaves.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Hargreaves, Maxwell Edgar', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476131. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 10 September 2004
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