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HUXLEY, Leonard George Holden

Born London, England, 29 May 1902; died Canberra 4 September 1988. Education University of Tasmania and Oxford University (M.A. 1925, D.Philosophy 1928). Rhodes Scholar Tasmania, 1923. Physicist, Radio Research Board, C.S.I.R., 1929-31. Lecturer in physics, University College, Leicester, U.K., 1932-40. Principal Science Officer, Ministry of Aircraft Production, U.K., 1940-46. Reader in electromagnetics, University of Birmingham, 1946-49. Professor of physics University of Adelaide 1949-60. Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University, 1960-67. Chairman, National Standards Commission, 1953. Chairman, Radio Research Board, 1958-62. Member of the Executive, C.S.I.R.O., 1960. President of the Australian Branch Institute of Physics 1954-55, 1962; President of the Australian Institute of Physics 1962-65. F.A.A. 1954. K.B.E. 1964.
  1. Ionization by collision. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 3 (1927), 1056-1061.
  2. Ionization by collision. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 4 (1927), 899-902.
  3. The corona discharge in helium and neon. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 5 (1928), 721-737.
  4. The corona discharge in neon. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 8 (1929), 128-129.
  5. The corona discharge in nitrogen. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 10 (1930), 185-191.
  6. Atmospherics. Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Journal., 3 (1930), 92-96.
  7. (With W.G. Baker) Corrections to field-strength measurements with loop antennae. Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 47 (1931), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report 1, 7-21.
  8. Striated discharges. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 12 (1931), 380-384.
  9. (With G.H. Munro) Shipboard observations with a cathode-ray direction-finder between England and Australia. Institution of Electrical Engineers. Journal., 71 (1932), 488-496.
  10. (With G.H. Munro) Atmospherics in Australia. I. Australia. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Bulletin., 68 (1932), Australia. Radio Research Board. Report5, 9-49.
  11. (Unsigned) Early history of the determination of atomic charge. Nature, 131 (1933), 569-570.
  12. A theory of the origin of cosmic rays. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 18 (1934), 971-983.
  13. Some uses of a calibrated variable condenser. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 22 (1936), 1158-1165.
  14. A note on the dependence of the mobility of ions in pure gases on temperature. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 23 (1937), 208-210.
  15. Motions of electrons in gases in electric and magnetic fields. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 23 (1937), 210-230.
  16. Motions of electrons in magnetic fields and alternating electric fields. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 23(1937), 442-464.
  17. (With J.H. Bruce) The stability and some other properties of the corona discharge. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 23 (1937), 1096-1114.
  18. The propagation of electromagnetic waves in an ionized atmosphere. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 25 (1938), 148-159.
  19. Supplementary note to the paper 'The propagation of electromagnetic waves in an ionized atmosphere'. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 25 (1938), 388.
  20. The propagation of electromagnetic waves in an atmosphere containing free electrons. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 29 (1940), 313-329.
  21. The lateral diffusion of a stream of ions in a gas. Philosophical Magazine, S.7, 30 (1940), 396-413.
  22. (Abstract) (With W. Jackson) The solution of transmission-line problems by use of the circle diagram of impedance. Institution of Electrical Engineers. Journal., 91, Pt. 1 (1944), 332.
  23. (With W. Jackson) The solution of transmission-line problems by use of the circle diagram of impedance. Institution of Electrical Engineers. Journal., 91, Pt. III (1944), 105-116; 125-127.
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