Person

Bailey, Victor Albert (1895 - 1964)

FAA

Born
18 December 1895
Alexandria, Egypt
Died
7 December 1964
Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation
Physicist

Summary

Victor Bailey was employed as a demonstrator in Electrical Laboratory Oxford and occasional lecturer, Queen's College. In 1924 he was appointed as Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Sydney. Bailey was subsequently promoted to Professor of Experimental Physics 1936-1952 and Research Professor 1953-1960. His principal research interests were in the conduction of electricity in gases and the drift and diffusion of electrons, With D. F. Martyn he published an influential analysis of the Luxembourg effect whereby passing radio signals were modified by an intervening powerful source. With A. J. Nicholson developed ideas on the balance of interacting populations of host and parasitic species.

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Chronology

1919
Education - Bachelor of Arts in Physics (BA), Queen's College, Oxford, UK
1923
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), Queen's College, Oxford
1924 - 1936
Career position - Associate Professor of Physics, University of Sydney
1936 - 1952
Career position - Research Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Sydney?
1951
Award - T. K. Sidey Medal, Royal Society of New Zealand
1953 - 1960
Career position - Research Professor of Physics, University of Sydney?
1955
Award - Walter Burfitt Prize and A D Ollé Award, Royal Society of New South Wales
1955 - 1964
Career position - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1960
Life event - Retired
1961
Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney?

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Victor Albert Bailey - Records, 1936 - 1951, MS 032; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

University of Sydney, Archives

  • Victor Albert Bailey - Records, 1921 - 1965, P 66; University of Sydney, Archives. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

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Journal Articles

  • 'Obituary: Professor V.A. Bailey', Australian Physicist, 2 (4) (1965), 66. Details
  • Hopper, John L., 'Opportunities and Handicaps of Antipodean Scientists: H.J. Nicholson and V.A. Bailey on the Balance of Animal Populations', Historical Records of Australian Science, 7 (2) (1988), 179-188. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9880720179. Details

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See also

Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn

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