Biographical entry Steele, William Huey (1867 - 1950)

Summary

William Huey Steele lectured in technical electricity at Ballarat School of Mines 1894-97 before spending the rest of his working life as a Presbyterian minister.

Details

Born Port Arlington, Victoria, 1867. Died Melbourne, 19 June 1950. Educated University of Melbourne (BA 1890, MA 1892) and Theological Hall, Ormond College, Melbourne 1898-1900. 1851 Exhibition Scholarship 1891-93; lecturer in technical electricity, Ballarat School of Mines, Victoria 1894-97; ordained minister Presbyterian Church 1901; moderator, Presbyterian Church, Western Australia 1916; Presbyterian Church, Victoria 1935.

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Lyle, M.A., Steele, W.H. and Love, Ernst Frederick John, 'On Our Knowledge of the Thermodynamics of the Voltaic Cell', Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 7, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1898, pp. 71-86. Details
• Steele, W. Huey, 'On the Conductivity of a Solution of Copper Sulphate', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, NEW SERIES, vol. 5, Stillwell and Co., Melbourne, 1892, pp. 134-140. Details
• Steele, W. Huey, 'Physical Constants of Thallium', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, NEW SERIES, vol. 5, Stillwell and Co., Melbourne, 1892, pp. 193-199. Details
• Steele, W. Huey, 'Thermo-Electric Diagrams for Some Pure Metals', Report of the Fifth Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, vol. 5, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, Sydney, 1893, pp. 302-305. Details
• Steele, William Huey, 'A New Thermoelectric Phenomenon', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, vol. 6, Stillwell and Co., Melbourne, 1893, pp. 120-132. Details
• Steele, William Huey, 'Thermoelectric Diagram for Some Pure Metals', The Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 1894, pp. 218-226. Details

Online Resources

• 'Steele, William Huey', 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/P001814p.htm. Details
• National Library of Australia, 'Steele, W Huey', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-604325. Details