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EnglishAACR2Anglo-American Cataloguing RulesPersoncreated1993-10-20humanMcCarthy, G.J.updated2025-04-23humanhttps://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000244b.htmpersonBoltonHerbert CairnsAACR221 May 192111 July 2000Place of BirthSunderland, Durham, EnglandTheoretical physicistScience historianHerbert Bolton was Professor of Theoretical Physics, Monash University from 1962-1986. Following his retirement he became a senior associate in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne and a keen supporter of the Australian Science Archives Project and its successor, the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre. Bolton was educated at King's College, London (BSc, PhD).19421946Career position - Demonstrator in Physics at King's College London19461951Career position - Lecturer in Physics at Nottingham University, UK19511957Career position - Lecturer in Physics at King's College in Newcastle-on-Tyne, UK19571962Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics at King's College in Newcastle-on-Tyne19621986Career position - Professor of Theoretical Physics, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria19791980Career position - President, Australian Institute of Physics1986Career position - Senior Associate in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Melbourne
Australian Institute of Physics (1963 - )
President 1979 - 1980
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne (1957 - )
Senior Associate 1986 -
Department of Physics, Monash University ( - c. 2001)
Professor of Theoretical Physics 1962 - 1986
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'Bolton, Herbert Cairns', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of TechnologyBolton, Herbert CairnsSwinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative InnovationEncyclopedia of Australian Science and InnovationJournal Article: Two Letters of William Sutherland to T. Brailsford Robertson: Ideas on the Electrical Conductivity of ProteinsBolton, H. C.; Coller, B.A.W.Two Letters of William Sutherland to T. Brailsford Robertson: Ideas on the Electrical Conductivity of Proteins1993Historical Records of Australian Science94357-368Journal Article: The Grimwade Milligram Chemical Balance: an Early Australian Attempt to Establish a Scientific Instrument IndustryBolton, H. C.; Holland, Julian; Williams, N. H.The Grimwade Milligram Chemical Balance: an Early Australian Attempt to Establish a Scientific Instrument Industry1992Historical Records of Australian Science92107-117Journal Article: A.M.G. Thom: Crossing the Gap between Amateur and Professional ScienceBolton, H. C.A.M.G. Thom: Crossing the Gap between Amateur and Professional Science1991Victorian Historical Journal621 & 251-59Book Section: Colechin, Lawrence Dickens (1895-1951), OpticianBolton, H. C.Colechin, Lawrence Dickens (1895-1951), OpticianMelbourneMelbourne University Press1993Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-DeJohn Ritchie462Journal Article: The Development of Ruling Engines in Melbourne, 1890-1940: a Link between Amateur and Professional ScienceBolton, H. C.The Development of Ruling Engines in Melbourne, 1890-1940: a Link between Amateur and Professional Science1987Historical Records of Australian Science64493-505Journal Article: J.J. McNeill [1916-1980] and the Development of Optical Research in AustraliaBolton, H. C.J.J. McNeill [1916-1980] and the Development of Optical Research in Australia1983Historical Records of Australian Science5455-72Journal Article: The Development of Physics in AustraliaBolton, H. C.The Development of Physics in Australia1988Australian Physicist2543-48, 64-70Book Section: Shephard, John (1852-1940), manufacturing engineer and microscopistBolton, H. C.Shephard, John (1852-1940), manufacturing engineer and microscopistMelbourneMelbourne University Press2002Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-ZJohn Ritchie and Diane Langmore229Journal Article: Twenty-five year Index to Historical Records of Australian Science and its Predecessor, Records of the Australian Academy of ScienceBolton, H. C.Twenty-five year Index to Historical Records of Australian Science and its Predecessor, Records of the Australian Academy of Science1992Historical Records of Australian Science9189-103Journal Article: Two Scientific Instruments RestoredBolton, H. C.Two Scientific Instruments Restored1987Australian Physicist24238-40Journal Article: Some Themes in the Development of Optics in AustraliaBolton, H. C.Some Themes in the Development of Optics in Australia1984Australian Physicist21285-288Journal Article: Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunitiesBolton, H. C.Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunitiesMelbourneAustralian Science Archives Project1990Bright Sparcs Exhibition PapersBook Section: Stone, William (1858-1949), electrical engineer and physicistBolton, H. C.Stone, William (1858-1949), electrical engineer and physicistMelbourneMelbourne University Press1990Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-ZJohn Ritchie101Journal Article: H. J. Grayson: a pioneer ruler of diffraction gratingsBolton, H. C. and McNeill, J. J.H. J. Grayson: a pioneer ruler of diffraction gratings1981Victorian historical journal52163-6Journal Article: A Response to Intellectual Isolation: the Correspondence of W. A. Osborne and William Sutherland, 1905-1911Bolton, H. C.; Rae, Ian D.A Response to Intellectual Isolation: the Correspondence of W. A. Osborne and William Sutherland, 1905-19111995Historical Records of Australian Science104323-335Journal Article: The Establishing of the Department of Physics at Monash UniversityBolton, H. C.; Street, R.The Establishing of the Department of Physics at Monash University1986Australian Physicist238205-208Journal Article: Weighing and Assay in the Early Days of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal MintBolton, H. C.; Williams, N. H.Weighing and Assay in the Early Days of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint2002Historical Records of Australian Science14147-66Journal Article: Historical Metallurgical Puzzle from the Last Years of the Melbourne Ruling EnginesBolton, H. C.; Phakey, P. P.; Rachinger, W. A.Historical Metallurgical Puzzle from the Last Years of the Melbourne Ruling Engines1989Materials Forum13273-278Book Section: Matthaei, Ernst Artur Franz Joseph (1904-1966), optical microscopistBolton, H.C.Matthaei, Ernst Artur Franz Joseph (1904-1966), optical microscopistMelbourneMelbourne University Press2000Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-PieJohn Ritchie330-331Journal Article: William Edwin James: Designer and Maker of Astronomical OpticsBolton, H.C.; Coates, D.W.William Edwin James: Designer and Maker of Astronomical Optics1996Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia13258-267Journal Article: Scientific Instrument Makers and Dealers in Victoria, 1840-1914Bolton, H.C.; Williams, Nicola H.Scientific Instrument Makers and Dealers in Victoria, 1840-19141998Historical Records of Australian Science12115-82Book Section: Grayson, Henry Joseph (1856-1918), nurseryman and inventorBolton, H. C.Grayson, Henry Joseph (1856-1918), nurseryman and inventorMelbourneMelbourne University Press1983Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-LasBede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle87-88Journal Article: The introscope: an instrument with a link to wartime Australian opticsBolton, H. C.The introscope: an instrument with a link to wartime Australian optics1990Australian Physicist education supplement34Journal Article: Monte-Carlo studies of kinetic-Ising-modelBolton, H.C.; and Johnson, C. H. J.Monte-Carlo studies of kinetic-Ising-model1976Physical review B1373025-33Journal Article: Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: Successes and Lost OpportunitiesBolton, H. C.Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: Successes and Lost Opportunities1990Australian Physicist27331-43Audio of Professor H.C. Bolton's lecture Early optics in MelbourneAustralian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, University of MelbourneAudio of Professor H.C. Bolton's lecture Early optics in MelbourneP00024411 October 19842 TapeAudio