Biographical entry Stone, William (1858 - 1949)
- Born
- 12 May 1858
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia - Died
- 25 January 1949
Kew, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
William Stone was an Engineer with the Victorian Railways 1883-1920 and Chief Electrical Engineer 1913-1920.
Archival resources
The University of Melbourne Archives
- William Stone - Records, 1893 - 1939; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Bolton, H. C., 'Stone, William (1858-1949), Electrical Engineer and Physicist', in John Ritchie (ed.), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 12, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1990, p. 101. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120117b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Stone, William, 'Presidential address 1901 (vol. III)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. III, 1903, pp. 1-20. Also available at http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24280. Details
- Stone, William, 'Notes on a test of Parson's Steam Turbines, at Spencer Street Railway Station (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. III, 1903, pp. 65-69. Also available at http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24276. Details
- Stone, William, 'A few notes on the air pump (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. III, 1903, pp. 1-36. Also available at http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24273. Details
- Stone, William, 'Notes on and exhibit of a transmission dynamometer (Paper & Discussion)', Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers vol. IV, 1905, pp. 67-76. Also available at http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24295. Details
Online Resources
- 'Stone, William', 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/P000802p.htm. Details
- 'Stone, William', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1467112. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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