Person
Gibson, William Hope Harnett (1892 - 1967)
- Born
- 29 July 1892
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 26 March 1967
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Academic and Mechanical engineer
Summary
William Gibson, BSc ME MIEAust MIMechE, was a well respected mechanical engineer who, for 37 years, nearly the whole of his professional life, was on the staff of the University of Sydney. He started as a demonstrator in mechanical engineering in 1915, became a lecturer and senior lecturer, and from 1947 was Reader in Mechanical Engineering. He was also chairman of Gibson Battle and Co. Ltd, engineers and machinery merchants.
Gibson also gave extensive service to the engineering profession and the Institution of Engineers Australia as a member of Council for 28 years, as Chairman of the library committee for 27 years, and as Chairman of the Board of Examiners for 17 years.
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Chronology
- 1913
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1915
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney
- 1915 - 1921
- Career position - Demonstrator in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1916
- Military service - Applied to enlist, unfit for medical reasons
- 1917 - 1919
- Career position - Researcher, The Engine Development Co Ltd, Chiswick, London [Research and testing of the Still Engine]
- 1917 - 1920
- Award - Walter and Eliza Hall Engineering Fellowship, University of Sydney
- 1919
- Career event - Foundation Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1920
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London
- 1921 -
- Career position - Honorary curator, Engineering School Museum, University of Sydney
- 1921 - 1945
- Career position - Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1930
- Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Sydney
- 1934
- Career position - Chairman, Sydney Division, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1934
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1935
- Career event - G A Taylor Memorial Lectures in Aeronautics, University of Sydney [with H J Swain]
- 1938
- Career event - Member (MIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers, London
- 1945 - 1947
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1947 - 1957
- Career position - Reader in Mechanical Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1952
- Career event - Presidential Tour, Institution of Engineers Australia [deputising for L R East]
- 1953
- Career event - Presidential Tour, Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1953
- Award - Coronation Medal
- 1953 - 1954
- Career position - President, Institution of Engineers Australia
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Presidential Tour (1952) - W H H Gibson deputising for L R East', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 24 (1952), 231. Details
- 'Presidential Tour (1953) - W H H Gibson', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 25 (1953), 217-. Details
- 'Obituary : William Hope Harnett Gibson - Past President', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 39 (1967), N44. Details
- Barraclough, Sir Henry; Gibson, W. H. H., 'The new Dalby Straining Machine with characteristic applications', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 10 (1938), 107-. Details
- Gibson, W. H. H., 'A neon-tube stroboscope for ignition timing', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 5 (1933), 239-. Details
- Gibson, W. H. H., 'Model experiments in stress distribution', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 7 (1935), 345-. Details
- Gibson, W. H. H., 'Presidential address', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 26 (1954), 35-. Details
- Gibson, W. H. H.; Gilet, P. M., 'Transmission of torque by keys and keyways', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 10 (1938), 393- , Discussion pp. 427-. Details
Resources
- 'Gibson, William Hope Harnett (1892-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475432. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Gibson, William Hope Harnett', 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/P001661p.htm. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 November 2023
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