Person
Gray, Joseph Alexander (1884 - 1966)
FRS FRSC
- Born
- 7 February 1884
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 5 March 1966
London, England - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
Joseph Gray spent much time working in Canada, after graduating in science at the University of Melbourne. He was associate professor in physics at McGill University, Montreal from 1919 to 1924.
Details
Chronology
- 1907
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1909 - 1912
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship [Physics (Radio-activity). - The nature of γ-rays excited by β-rays. A note on the absorption of β-rays. The similarity in nature of X-rays and γ-rays. University of Manchester]
- 1912
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Manchester
- 1912 - 1915
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- 1913
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Manchester
- 1915 - 1919
- Career position - Assistant Professor in Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- 1916 - 1918
- Career position - Lieutenant, then Captain in the Royal Engineers
- 1919 - 1924
- Career position - Associate Professor of Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- 1922 -
- Career position - Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (FRSC)
- 1924 - 1952
- Career position - Professor of Physics, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
- 1932 -
- Career position - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
Related entries
Published resources
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.314. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21166352. Details
- 'Gray, Joseph Alexander (1884-1966)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473219. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Gray, Joseph Alexander', 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/P001670p.htm. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 14 October 2026
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