Person
Durack, Joseph J. E. (1877 - 1955)
- Born
- 28 February 1877
Queensland, Australia - Died
- 29 October 1955
Rathfarnham, Dublin, Ireland - Occupation
- Physicist
- Alternative Names
- Durack, Jeremiah Joseph Ernest (Birth name)
Summary
Joseph Durack was a Demonstrator in Physics, University of Sydney 1899-1900 and did early work on radioactivity. He was awarded an 1851 Exhibition scholarship in 1900 and went to Cambridge. He was later Professor of Physics, University of Allahabad, India 1920-1922.
Details
Chronology
- 1899 -
- Career event - Member, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1900 - 1903
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship [Physics. - The connection between the velocity and the mean free path of electrons moving through a gas at some standard temperature and pressure. University of Cambridge]
- 1903
- Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- 1907
- Education - Master of Arts (MA)
- 1914 - 1918
- Military service - First World War. Captain, Royal engineers
- 1920 - 1922
- Career position - Professor of Physics, University of Allahabad, India
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, Melbourne, 2012, https://www.eoas.info/exhibitions/basser/basser_browse.html. Details
Books
- Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Record of the science research scholars of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, 1891 - 1960 (London: The Commissioners, 1961), 107 pp. Science Research Scholarship - Entry No.159. Details
Resources
- 'Durack, Joseph J.E. (18770301-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476966. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 October 2026
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