Person
Love, William Henry (1903 - 1966)
- Born
- 15 May 1903
- Died
- 20 May 1966
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
William Love had a forty-plus year association with the physics department at the University of Sydney. He was Acting Professor from 1946 to 1953 and director of courses for first and second year physics studies 1953-1966. During his research career, Love wrote at least twenty-seven scientific articles.
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Chronology
- 1924
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
- 1925
- Career position - Research Fellow at Mt Stromlo Observatory
- 1926 - 1937
- Career position - Cancer Research Commission Physicist at the University of Sydney
- 1932
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK
- 1935 - 1945
- Career position - Physics Lecturer at the University of Sydney
- 1946 - 1953
- Career position - Acting Professor of Physics at the University of Sydney
- 1953 - 1966
- Career position - Director of Courses in first and second year physics at the University of Sydney
Published resources
Resources
- 'Love, William Henry (1903-1966)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475395. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Love, William Henry', 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/P001730p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 4 February 2010
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