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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2026-03-18 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000553b.htm person Laby Thomas Howell FRS AACR2 3 May 1880 21 June 1946 Place of Birth Creswick, Victoria, Australia Chemist Physicist Thomas Laby, Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Melbourne 1914-1942, was formerly Professor of Physics at Victoria University College, Wellington, New Zealand 1909-1914. He shared in the design of one the first anti-gas respirators. Laby was also Chairman of the first Optical Munitions Panel during the 1940s. Laby was a strong advocate of the use of radio in public education and frequently made radio broadcasts. With G. W. C. Kaye he wrote Tables of physical and chemical constants (1911, 9th edition 1941). A physics lecture theatre at the University of Melbourne was named after him. 1901 1905 Career position - Demonstrator of Chemistry, University of Sydney 1905 1908 Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship 1907 1907 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Sydney 1909 1915 Career position - Professor of Physics, Victoria University College, New Zealand 1911 1911 Career position - President, Section A (Astronomy, Mathematics and Physics), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1915 1915 Award - Master of Arts (MA), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 1915 1944 Career position - Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Melbourne 1921 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Physics), Australian National Research Council 1921 1921 Education - Doctor of Science (ScD), Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge 1923 1946 Award - Fellow, Institute of Physics, United Kingdom 1924 1924 Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria 1927 Career position - Member, Australian Radio Research Board, CSIR 1928 1928 Career position - President, Section A (Astronomy, Mathematics and Physics), Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science 1929 1931 Career position - Consulting physicist, Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey 1929 1937 Career position - Commonwealth Adviser on Radium, Commonwealth Radium Laboratory 1931 1946 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1939 1941 Career position - Inaugural President, Australian branch, Institute of Physics 1940 1944 Career position - Chairman, Optical Munitions Panel 1940-44 1943 1943 Career position - Member, Army Inventions Directorate Gurney, E. H. Burhop, Eric Henry Stoneley (1911 - 1980) Australian Branch, Institute of Physics (1928 - 1962)

President 1939 - 1941

 Optical Munitions Panel (1940 - 1945)

Chairman of the Panel 1940 - 1944, managing its work through the Natural Philosophy [Physics] Department, University of Melbourne.

 Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

President, Section A (Astronomy, Mathematics and Physics) 1911 and 1928

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1924

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Physics) 1921 -

 Radio Research Board (1927 - 1985)

Member 1927 - ?

 State Committee Victoria, Advisory Council of Science and Industry (1916 - 1920)

1916 - 1920

 1851 Exhibition Scholarship Awards, Australia (1891 - )

1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship: 1905-1908.

 Department of Natural Philosophy, The University of Melbourne (1882 - 1944) 1915 1944

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 Laby, T H (1880-)

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 'Laby, Thomas Howell', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Laby, Thomas Howell Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Journal Article: No place for a woman?: Intersections of class, modernity and colonialism in the gendering of Australian Science, 1885-1940 Carey, Jane No place for a woman?: Intersections of class, modernity and colonialism in the gendering of Australian Science, 1885-1940 Penrith, New South Wales Australian Women's History Network 2001 Lilith: A Feminist History Journal 10 153-172 Article: The Giant's Eye: Optical Munitions in Australia Sutherland, Denise The Giant's Eye: Optical Munitions in Australia 1997 Australasian Science Spring Book Section: Laby, Thomas Howell (1880-1946), physicist Close, Cecily Laby, Thomas Howell (1880-1946), physicist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1983 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 9: 1891 - 1939 Gil-Las Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle 640-641 Book: A Man Ahead of his Times: T.H. Laby's Contribution to Australian Science Muirhead, Edmund A Man Ahead of his Times: T.H. Laby's Contribution to Australian Science Melbourne School of Physics, University of Melbourne 1996 Journal Article: T. H. Laby, FRS: the 1980 Laby memorial lecture Massey, Harrie Stewart Wilson T. H. Laby, FRS: the 1980 Laby memorial lecture 1980 Australian Physicist 17 11 181-187 Resource Section: Laby, Thomas Howell Laby, Thomas Howell Australian Science Archives Project 1997 The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition A Bright Sparcs Exhibition Journal Article: Noise abatement actions in Australasia - 1920s and 30s Montano, Walter A. Noise abatement actions in Australasia - 1920s and 30s 2020 Acoustics Australia 48 2 164-9 Edited Book: Inventive Vics Exhibition Gold, Ergad; Greener, Rosalie (Ed) Inventive Vics Exhibition Melbourne, Victoria Australian Scientific Industry Association 1985 Catalogue of the Exhibition 58 Journal Article: Obituary: Professor T. H. Laby, FRS Martin, L. H. Obituary: Professor T. H. Laby, FRS 1946 Australian Journal of Science 9 2 64-65 Journal Article: The Great War brought us tragedy but it also birthed Australian science Spurling, Tom; Webb, John Mark The Great War brought us tragedy but it also birthed Australian science Australia The Conversation AU 2015 The Conversation Book Section: Thomas Howell Laby, 1880-1946 Home, R. W. Thomas Howell Laby, 1880-1946 Oxford Oxford University Press 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Journal Article: Inscribing Settler Science: Ernest Rutherford, Thomas Laby and the Making of Careers in Physics Dean, Katrina Inscribing Settler Science: Ernest Rutherford, Thomas Laby and the Making of Careers in Physics 2003 History of Science 41 217-240 Resource Section: Laby, Thomas Howell Laby, Thomas Howell Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: 150 Years, 150 Stories: Laby Family Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 Years, 150 Stories: Laby Family 2002 Uni News 11 24 4 Book: Physics for medical students : a supplementary text book Rogers, J. S.; edited by T. H. Laby Physics for medical students : a supplementary text book Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1932 Journal Article: Preliminary observations on radio-activity and the occurrence of radium in Australian minerals Mawson, Douglas; and Laby, Thomas Preliminary observations on radio-activity and the occurrence of radium in Australian minerals 1904 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 38 382-9 Journal Article: A History of Kaye & Laby Ambrose, Douglas A History of Kaye & Laby 2006 Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London 60 49-57 Journal Article: Thomas Howell Laby, 1880 - 1946 Picken, D. K. Thomas Howell Laby, 1880 - 1946 1948 Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 5 16 733-55 Journal Article: Thomas Ranken Lyle, 1860 - 1944 Grant, Kerr Thomas Ranken Lyle, 1860 - 1944 1945 Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 5 14 32-49 Journal Article: First measurements of street noise - 1928 in Melbourne, Australia Montano, Walter A. First measurements of street noise - 1928 in Melbourne, Australia 2022 Acoustics Australia 50 2 163-7 Journal Article: Thomas Howell Laby,1880 - 1946 Picken, D. K. Thomas Howell Laby,1880 - 1946 1948 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 5 16 733-55 Book: Thomas Howell Laby (1880 - 1946): his contribution to Australian science Muirhead, Ed Thomas Howell Laby (1880 - 1946): his contribution to Australian science [s.l.] [s.n.] c.1990 Journal Article: Riding the waves: Professor T. H. Laby as imperial scientist and radio visionary Bowen, Jennifer Riding the waves: Professor T. H. Laby as imperial scientist and radio visionary 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 2 91-8 Resource: A Wartime Observatory Observed - the Mount Stromlo Community, 1940-1945 Sherratt, Tim; Condé, Anne-Marie A Wartime Observatory Observed - the Mount Stromlo Community, 1940-1945 Canberra Australian Science Archives Project 1994 Journal Article: Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Bolton, H. C. Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1990 Bright Sparcs Exhibition Papers Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Resource: Science and the making of Victoria Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Science and the making of Victoria 2001 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001 Book: 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne Flesch, Juliet and McPhee, Peter 150 years, 150 stories: brief biographies of one hundred and fifty remarkable people associated with the University of Melbourne Melbourne Department of History, University of Melbourne 2003 Journal Article: Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983 Caro, D. E.; Martin, R. L. Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 1 97-107 Book: A History of Defence Science in Australia Wisdom, John A History of Defence Science in Australia Melbourne Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1995 Journal Article: A Short History of the Australian Institute of Physics, Part 2: from the Formation of the Australian Branch of the Institute of Physics to the Establishment of the Australian Institute of Physics Binnie, Anna A Short History of the Australian Institute of Physics, Part 2: from the Formation of the Australian Branch of the Institute of Physics to the Establishment of the Australian Institute of Physics November/December Australian Institute of Physics 2007 Australian Physics 44 4 128-137 Book: The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Currie, George; Graham, John The Origins of CSIRO: Science and the Commonwealth Government, 1901-1926 Melbourne CSIRO 1966 Book Section: Science was so Much More Exciting: Six Women in the Physical Sciences Rasmussen, Carolyn Science was so Much More Exciting: Six Women in the Physical Sciences Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 105-131 Journal Article: Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) White, F. W.G. Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978) 1980 Historical Records of Australian Science 5 1 68-102 Thomas Howell Laby - Records The University of Melbourne Archives Thomas Howell Laby - Records 1908 - 1937 Correspondence with Lord Rutherford and others chiefly inward 1908-37; publications including reprints and physical constants material; lecture notes; general correspondence; travel diaries [1.8 m]. 1.8 m Laby, Thomas Howell Portrait Laby, Thomas Howell Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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