Biographical entry Martin, Florence (1867 - 1957)

Summary

Florence Martin studied at the University of Sydney and did research with R. Threlfall 1892-3 and 1896-8, publishing several papers. She also worked at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Her work in physics ended in 1899 when she took over the care of her mother.

Archival resources

Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales

• Florence Martin - Records, 1882 - 1903, ML MSS 2425; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details

University of Sydney, Archives

• Florence Martin - Records, 1891 - 1898, P 28; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Home, R. W., 'Martin, Florence (1867-1957), Physicist', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 10, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1986, p. 427. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100417b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• 'Martin, Florence', 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/P001282p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Martin, Florence', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1468344. Details