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McAulay, Alexander Leicester (1895 - 1969)

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Born: 15 November 1895 Bellerive, Tasmania, Australia. Died: 10 April 1969 Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia.

Alexander Leicester McAulay, the son of Professor Alexander McAulay, was Professor of Physics at the University of Tasmania from 1927-59 . His research included cosmic radiation, particle physics and metal surface electrochemistry. He established an optical laboratory during World War II and was the leader of the Optical Munitions team at the University of Tasmania.

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Chronology
1916 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Tasmania
1921 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the Unviersity of Manchester, UK
1921 Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK
1922 - 1927 Lecturer in Physics at the University of Tasmania
1927 - 1959 Professor of Physics at the University of Tasmania

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McAulay, Alexander (1863 - 1931)

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'McAulay, Alexander Leicester', 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/P001307p.htm. [ Details ]

'McAulay, Alexander Leicester', in The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition, A Bright Sparcs Exhibition, Australian Science Archives Project, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/people/mcaulay.htm. [ Details ]

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P001307. [ Details ]
Bolton, H. C., 'Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities', Australian Physicist, 1990, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/bolton2.htm. [ Details ]
Mellor, D.P., 'Optical Munitions', Chapter 12 in Australia in the War of 1939-1945, Series 4: Civil, volume 5 'The Role of Science and Industry', Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1958, 1958, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/papers/mellor.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 1 August 2006

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