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Love, William Henry (1903 - 1966)

Physicist

Born: 15 May 1903. Died: 20 May 1966 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

William Henry Love had a forty-plus year association with the physics department at the University of Sydney. He was Acting Professor from 1946 to 1953 and Director of Courses for 1^st and 2^nd studies. During his research career, Love wrote at least twenty-seven scientific articles.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1924 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1925 Research Fellow at Mt Stromlo Observatory
1926 - 1937 Cancer Research Commission Physicist at the University of Sydney
1932 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK
1935 - 1945 Physics Lecturer at the University of Sydney
1946 - 1953 Acting Professor of Physics at the University of Sydney
1953 - 1966 Director of Courses in 1^st and 2^nd year physics at the University of Sydney

Online Sources

'Love, William Henry', 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/P001730p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 19 July 2005

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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