Biographical entry Horadam, Eleanor Mollie (1921 - 2002)

Summary

Mollie Horadam gained a degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge. During World War II she worked at the Rolls-Royce factory, mathematically modelling the stress in aircraft engines, while undertaking an engineering from the University of London at night. In 1949 she migrated to Australia and took up the position of lecturer of physics at the New England University College (later the University of New England). She continued to work at the University of New England until her retirement in 1983.

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Events

1949

Life event - Settled in Australia

1949 - 1965

Career position - Lecturer in Physics at the New England University College (later the University of New England), New South Wales

1965 - 1983

Career position - Senior Lecturer at the University of New England, New South Wales

1983

Life event - Retired

1995

Career position - Fellow of the University of New England

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

• Horadam, Kathy, 'Obituary: Eleanor Mollie Horadam, Mathematician, Feminist and Academic', The Age, 16 August 2002. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Horadam, E M', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-485537. Details