Biographical entry Higgs, Arthur John (1904 - )

Summary

Arthur John Higgs worked at Mount Stromlo Observatory from 1926-40 before moving to the Division of Radiophysics at CSIR/O, where he worked as a research officer and technical secretary.

Details

Born 6 January 1904. Educated University of Sydney (BSc 1926). Assistant, Mount Stromlo Observatory 1926-40, Research officer, CSIR/O Division of Radiophysics 1940-69, technical secretary 1945-69.

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Higgs, Arthur John', 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/P001686p.htm. Details
• 'Higgs, Arthur John', 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/higgs.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Higgs Arthur John', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476937. Details

See also

• Sherratt, Tim; Condé, Anne-Marie, A Wartime Observatory Observed - the Mount Stromlo Community, 1940-1945, Australian Science Archives Project, Canberra, 1994, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/articles/tps/tps_stromlo_draft.htm. Details