Biographical entry Gibson, William Hope Harnett (1892 - 1967)

Summary

William Hope H. Gibson completed a science degree in 1913 but turned his attention to engineering. He was part of the mechanical engineering team at the University of Sydney for over forty years, where he progressed to the rank of Reader in 1947.

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1913

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney

1915

Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE) completed at the University of Sydney

1915 - 1921

Career position - Demonstrator in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sydney

1930

Education - Master of Engineering (ME) completed at the University of Sydney

1945 - 1947

Career position - Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sydney

1947 - 1957

Career position - Reader in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sydney

1954

Career position - President of the Institute of Engineers, Australia

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Online Resources

• 'Gibson, William Hope Harnett', 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/P001661p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Gibson, William Hope Harnett', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475432. Details