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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001777b.htm person Parnell Thomas AACR2 5 July 1881 1 September 1948 Place of Birth Northampton, Northamptonshire, England Place of Death Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Physicist Academic Thomas Parnell was Professor of Physics at the University of Queensland from 1919 to 1948. 1903 1903 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), St John's College, Cambridge, UK 1904 1911 Career position - Tutor at Trinity College, University of Melbourne 1911 1918 Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Queensland 1917 1919 Military service - First World War. Lieutenant, Australian Imperial Force 1919 1948 Career position - Professor of Physics, University of Queensland 1921 Career position - Foundation Councillor (Physics), Australian National Research Council 1937 1937 Career event - Fellow, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) 1939 1939 Career event - President, Section A (Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy), Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science Priestley, Henry James (1883 - 1932) Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Foundation Member (Physics) 1921 -

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Professor of Physics 1919 - 1948

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

President, Section A (Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy) 1939; Fellow 1937 -

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 Parnell, Thomas (1881-1948)

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 'Parnell, Thomas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Parnell, Thomas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Parnell, Thomas (1881-1948), physicist Home, R. W. Parnell, Thomas (1881-1948), physicist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie John Ritchie 570-571 Resource Section: Parnell, Thomas Parnell, Thomas Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: Presidential address: Physical quantities [Section A - Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy] Parnell, T. Presidential address: Physical quantities [Section A - Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy] Sydney ANZAAS 1939 Report of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, Canberra meeting, January, 1939 Margaret Walkom 17-25 Resource: B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 CA 2001 Australian Imperial Force, Base Records Office B2455 First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch Book: Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 Gregory, Helen Vivant Professores: Distinguished Members of the University of Queensland, 1910-1940 St Lucia University of Queensland Library 1987