Person
Jauncey, George Eric Macdonnell (1888 - 1947)
- Born
- 21 September 1888
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Died
- 19 June 1947
St Louis, Missouri, United States of America - Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
George Jauncey moved to the United States of America for postgraduate studies in physics in 1912 and remained there for the rest of his life. He taught physics at many American institutes, becoming a professor, and authored at least one publication in an Australian journal.
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Chronology
- 1909
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide
- 1911 - 1913
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship
- 1912 - 1913
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy? (PhD), University of Leeds, UK
- 1913 - 1914
- Career position - Demonstrator in Physics, University of Toronto in Canada
- 1914 - 1916
- Career position - Instructor in Physics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, USA
- 1916
- Education - Master of Science (MS), Lehigh University
- 1916 - 1918
- Career position - Instructor in Physics, University of Missouri
- 1919 - 1920
- Career position - Instructor in Physics at Iowa State College
- 1920 - 1921
- Career position - Instructor in Physics at Washington University in St Louis
- 1921 - 1924
- Career position - Assistant Professor in Physics at Washington University
- 1922
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide
- 1924 - 1930
- Career position - Associate Professor of Physics at Washington University
- 1930 - 1947
- Career position - Professor of Physics at Washington University
Published resources
Book Sections
- Jenkin, John and Home, R.W., 'Jauncey, George Eric Macdonnell (1888-1947), Physicist' in Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980, Christopher Cunneen, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2005), pp. 201-202. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10248b.htm. Details
- Jenkin, John; Home, R. W., 'Jauncey, George Eric Macdonnell (1888-1947)' in Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980, Christopher Cunneen, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2005), pp. 201-202. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/AS10248b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- Jenkin, John, 'G. E. M. Jauncey and the Compton Effect', Physics in Perspective, 4 (3) (2002), 320-332. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21538093. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/35507410. Details
- 'Jauncey, G E M (1888-1947)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-823408. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Jauncey, George Eric Macdonnell', 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/P001706p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 1 March 2018
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