Person

Sayce, Edna Dorothy (1895 - 1983)

Born
10 June 1895
Melrose, South Australia, Australia
Died
29 April 1983
Occupation
Physicist and Teacher
Alternative Names
  • Briggs, Edna Dorothy (married name)

Summary

Edna Sayce was a demonstrator in physics at the University of Sydney 1917-1918 and lecturer 1923. She was a lecturer at the in physics at the Sydney Teachers College 1919-1922 and later a science teacher at Trinity Grammar School, Sydney 1940-1945.

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Resources

Resource Sections

See also

  • Carey, Jane, Taking to the field: a history of Australian women in science (Clayton, Vic.: Monash University Press, 2023), 297 pp. Details

McCarthy, G.J.

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