Biographical entry Hercus, Eric Oswald (1891 - 1962)

Summary

Eric Oswald Hercus was a senior lecturer in Natural Philosophy, University of Melbourne 1919-31, and an associate professor 1931-56. He was interested in the measurement of heat.

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Events

c. 1912

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Otago, New Zealand

1914

Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at Victoria College in Wellington, New Zealand

1914 - 1915

Education - Studied (Doctor of Philosophy?) at the University of Cambridge, UK

1916 - 1918

Career position - Lieutenant with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

1919

Education - Studied (Doctor of Philosophy?) at the University of Cambridge

1923 - 1931

Career position - Lecturer in Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne

1928

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne

1931 - 1956

Career position - Associate Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Melbourne

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Eric Oswald Hercus - Records, 1909 - 1958; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Home, R. W., 'Hercus, Eric Oswarld (1891-1962), Physicist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 14, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 439-440. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140506b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Hercus, Eric Oswald', 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/P000490p.htm. Details
• 'Hercus, Eric Oswald', in The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/people/hercus.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Hercus, Eric Oswald', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1471043. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P000490. Details
• Bolton, H. C., 'Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities', Australian Physicist, 1990, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/bolton2.htm. Details
• Mellor, D.P., 'Optical Munitions', Chapter 12 in Australia in the War of 1939-1945, Series 4: Civil, volume 5 'The Role of Science and Industry', Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1958, 1958, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/mellor.htm. Details