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Biographical entry Green, John Wilbur (1873 - 1971)
- Born
- 7 August 1873
Council Hill, Illinois, United States of America - Died
- 31 August 1971
Plantation, Florida, United States of America - Occupation
- Magnetician and Physicist
Summary
John Wilbur Green spent only two years in Australia as Observer-in-charge at the Watheroo Magnetic Observatory in Western Australia. During this time he published at least thirteen scientific articles.
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Events
- 1899
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at Upper Iowa University, USA
- 1900 - 1904
- Career position - Professor of Physics at Morningside College in Iowa, USA
- 1901 - 1902
- Education - Master of Science? (MSc) completed at the University of Wisconsin, USA
- 1904 - 1922
- Career position - Magnetic Observer on the US Coast & Geodetic Survey
- 1908 - 1909
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy? (PhD) completed at the University of Chicago, USA
- 1922 - 1939
- Career position - Magnetician with the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington
- 1936 - 1938
- Career position - Observer-in-charge of the Watheroo Magnetic Observatory in Western Australia
- 1941 - 1945
- Career position - Magnetician with the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution of Washington
Published resources
Online Resources
- 'Green, John Wilbur', 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/P001672p.htm. Details
- National Library of Australia, 'Green, John Wilbur', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473223. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 June 2005
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