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Hirst, Henry (1907 - 1984)

Metallurgist

Born: 4 April 1907. Died: 19 August 1984.

Henry Hirst completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of London and carried out postdoctoral studies at the University of Freiburg, Germany. He spent some time working for Metropolitan Vickers Ltd. in the UK before coming to Australia. He joined the University of Melbourne as an assistant director of research in 1937.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1937 - 1941 Assistant Director of Metallurgy Research at the University of Melbourne
1941 - 1944 Metallurgist for the Ministry of Munitions
1944 - Consulting Metallurgist in Melbourne (private practive)

Online Sources

'Hirst, Henry', 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/P001689p.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 16 June 2005

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