Person
Steele, William Huey (1867 - 1950)
- Born
- 1867
Port Arlington, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 19 June 1950
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
William Steele lectured in technical electricity at Ballarat School of Mines 1894-1897 before spending the rest of his working life as a Presbyterian minister.
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Educated University of Melbourne (BA 1890, MA 1892) and Theological Hall, Ormond College, Melbourne 1898-1900. 1851 Exhibition Scholarship 1891-93; lecturer in technical electricity, Ballarat School of Mines, Victoria 1894-97; ordained minister Presbyterian Church 1901; moderator, Presbyterian Church, Western Australia 1916; Presbyterian Church, Victoria 1935.
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Collins, David, Chemistry in 19th Australia - Select Bibliography, An exhibition of the Encyclopedia circa 2005 with assistance from Ailie Smith and Gavan McCarthy., eScholarship Research Centre (original publisher), Melbourne, 2009, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/ciab/ciab_ALL.html. Details
Journal Articles
- Lyle, M.A.; Steele, W.H.; and Love, Ernst Frederick John, 'On Our Knowledge of the Thermodynamics of the Voltaic Cell', Report of the seventh meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 7 (1898), 71-86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15378005. Details
- Steele, W. Huey, 'On the Conductivity of a Solution of Copper Sulphate', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, New Series, 5 (1892), 134-140. Details
- Steele, W. Huey, 'Physical Constants of Thallium', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, New Series, 5 (1892), 193-199. Details
- Steele, W. Huey, 'Thermo-Electric Diagrams for Some Pure Metals', Report of the fifth meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science, 5 (1894), 302-305, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15362496. Details
- Steele, William Huey, 'A New Thermoelectric Phenomenon', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, 6 (1893), 120-132. Details
- Steele, William Huey, 'Thermoelectric Diagram for Some Pure Metals', The Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science (1894), 218-226. Details
Resources
- 'Steele, W Huey (1867-1950)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-604325. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Steele, William Huey', 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/P001814p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 27 January 2022
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