Person

Hargreaves, Maxwell Edgar (1923 - 1976)

Born
31 March 1923
Wedderburn, Victoria, Australia
Died
2 September 1976
Occupation
Metallurgist

Summary

Maxwell Hargreaves, following a period in Cambridge, worked in the CSIR/O Division of Tribophysics 1949-1964. In 1964 he was appointed to the chair of physical metallurgy at the University of Melbourne, a position he held until his death.

Details

Chronology

1970
Award - David Syme Research Prize (jointly), University of Melbourne

Related Awards

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves - Records, 1923 - 1980; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

  • McCarthy, Gavan, The Papers of Maxwell Edgar Hargreaves (1923-1976) (Melbourne: Australian Science Archives Project, 1986), 16 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Obituary: Max Hargreaves', Metals Australia, 8 (9) (1976). Details

Resources

McCarthy, G.J.

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