Jauncey, George Eric Macdonnell (Eric) (1888 - 1947)

Summary

Eric Jauncey, after pursuing his major research on the absorption and reflection of X-rays, under William Henry Bragg at the University of Leeds, moved to North America in 1913 for postgraduate studies in physics. He remained there for the rest of his life, teaching physics at many American institutes, becoming a professor. He authored major physics text books, and at least one publication in an Australian journal.

Jauncey was associated with Arthur Compton at Washington University, St Louis, Missouri. From his familiarity with Bragg's ideas, Jauncey prompted Compton to pursue further research in the field of scattered X-radiation. This led Compton to discover the phenomenon - the Compton effect - and share the 1927 Nobel prize in Physics.

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Chronology

1909

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Adelaide

1911 - 1912

Award - 1851 Exhibition Bursary

1912 - 1913

Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarship [Physics. - The absorption and reflection of x-rays. Universities of Adelaide and Leeds]

1913 - 1914

Career position - Demonstrator in Physics, University of Toronto, Canada

1914 - 1916

Career position - Instructor in Physics, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA

1916

Education - Master of Science (MS), Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA

1916 - 1919

Career position - Instructor in Physics, University of Missouri

1919 - 1920

Career position - Instructor in Physics, Iowa State College

1920 - 1921

Career position - Instructor in Physics, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri

1921 - 1924

Career position - Assistant Professor in Physics, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri

1922

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Adelaide [By thesis: research work on X-rays]

1924 - 1930

Career position - Associate Professor of Physics, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri

1930 - 1947

Career position - Professor of Physics, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri

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.355. Details

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. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jauncey-george-eric-macdonnell-13006. Details

Journal Articles

• Jenkin, John, 'G. E. M. Jauncey and the Compton Effect', Physics in Perspective, 4 (3) (2002), 320-332. Details

Newspaper Articles

• 'A notable physicist : Professor G. E. M. Jauncey', The Register (Adelaide) (1926), 8, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56564793. 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

Theses

• Jauncey, George Eric Macdonnell, 'Scattering of X-rays by crystals, [8 plates]; Effect of temperature on the scattering of X-rays by crystals', DSc thesis, University of Adelaide, 1922, http://hdl.handle.net/2440/38520. Details