Person
Glasson, Joseph Leslie (1889 - 1923)
- Born
- 1889
South Australia, Australia - Died
- 29 January 1923
Tasmania, Australia - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
Joseph Glasson lectured in physics across Australia and in England for many years. The last of his numerous teaching positions was at the University of Melbourne from 1922 to 1923. Glasson also spent short periods of time working in research.
Details
Chronology
- 1908
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Adelaide
- 1909 - 1911
- Career position - 1851 Exhibition Scholar
- 1911
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK
- 1911 - 1912
- Career position - Demonstrator in Physics at the University of Adelaide
- 1912
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Adelaide
- 1913 - 1919
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics at the University of Tasmania
- 1916 - 1919
- Career position - Research Physicist at Electrolytic Zinc Co.
- 1920
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics at the East London College, UK
- 1920 - 1922
- Career position - Research student in the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge
- 1922 - 1923
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics at the University of Melbourne
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Glasson, Joseph Leslie (1889-1923)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475576. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Glasson, Joseph Leslie', 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/P001665p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 28 February 2018
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