Person

Hirst, Henry (1907 - 1984)

Born: 4 April 1907
Died: 19 August 1984
Occupation: Metallurgist

Summary

Henry Hirst completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of London and carried out postdoctoral studies at the University of Freiburg, Germany. He spent some time working for Metropolitan Vickers Ltd. in the UK before coming to Australia. He joined the University of Melbourne as an assistant director of research in 1937.

Details

Chronology

1937 - 1941: Career position - Assistant Director of Metallurgy Research, University of Melbourne
1941 - 1944: Career position - Metallurgist for the Ministry of Munitions
1944 -: Career position - Consulting Metallurgist in Melbourne (private practive)

Published resources

Resources

'Hirst, Henry (1907-1984)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-565632. Details

Resource Sections

'Hirst, Henry', 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/P001689p.htm. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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