Person
Williams, Sydney Ernest (1910 - 1979)
- Born
- 18 December 1910
England - Died
- 26 April 1979
- Occupation
- Physicist
Summary
Sydney Williams was a lecturer in physics at the University of Western Australia 1940-1948, senior lecturer 1948-1961 and Reader 1961-1975.
Details
Chronology
- 1932
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- 1936
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Bristol, UK
- 1936 - 1937
- Career position - Research Fellow at Mount Stromlo Observatory in the Australian Capital Territory
- 1937 - 1940
- Career position - Research Fellow, University of Sydney
- 1940 - 1948
- Career position - Lecturer in Physics, University of Western Australia
- 1948 - 1961
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physics, University of Western Australia
- 1961 - 1975
- Career position - Reader in Physics, University of Western Australia
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Williams, Sydney Ernest (1910-1979)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473854. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Williams, 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/P001844p.htm. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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