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BROWN, Edward Byam

Born Strathdownie, Victoria, 31 July 1880; died Melbourne 16 May 1966. Education Melbourne University (M.Sc. 1911, D.Sc. 1926) and City & Guilds College, London (A.C.G.I. 1905). General Electric Co., Schenectady, N.Y., 1905-07. Lecturer in mathematics & physics, Melbourne University 1908-11; lecturer in electrical engineering 1911-29; Associate professor 1930-46.
  1. Technical thermometry. Society of Chemical Industry of Victoria. Proceedings., 8 (1908), 36-54.
  2. Measurement of magnetic flux. Electrical Association of Australia. Proceedings., 1 (1914-15), 18-23.
  3. An electrical paradox. Electrical Association of Australia. Proceedings., 4 (1919), 48-53.
  4. The calibration of wavemeters by means of a tuning-fork controlled valve oscillator. Institution of Engineers, Australia. Transactions., 6 (1925), 176-193.
  5. The quadrature tachometer. Institution of Electrical Engineers. Journal., 84 (1939), 499-502.
  6. The quadrature and quadraflux tachometers. Institution of Engineers, Australia. Journal., 11 (1939), 417-419.
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