Person
Peirce, Sidney Ernest (1890 - 1915)
MC
- Born
- 23 December 1890
Queenland, Australia - Died
- 27 December 1915
Duchess of Westminster's Hospital, Le Touquet, France - Occupation
- Scientist
Summary
Sidney Peirce was a young scientist who died at age 25 from wounds in the First World War, while serving as a Light Infantryman in France. During his short scientific career he authored at least two scientific articles.
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Chronology
- 1913
- Award - Deas-Thomson Scholar in Physics, University of Sydney
- 1913
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1913 - 1914
- Award - 1851 Exhibition Science Research Scholarhip, studied at University of Leeds, UK
- 1914 - 1915
- Military service - First World War. Second Lieutenant, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
- 1915
- Award - Military Cross (MC)
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Peirce, S. E., 'The ionisation caused by penetrating gamma rays in a closed thick-walled vessel', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, 47 (1913), 138-144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41673639. Details
Resources
- 'Peirce, Sidney Ernest (-1915)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473504. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Peirce, Sydney Ernest', 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/P001779p.htm. Details
Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 11 September 2024
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