Henry L. Brose | |
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| Born | Henry Herman Leopold Adolph Bröse 15 September 1890 |
| Died | 4 February 1965 |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Nottingham, University of Sydney |
| Thesis | The motion of electrons in oxygen (1925) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Sealy Edward Townsend |
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Henry Herman Leopold Adolph Brose (15 September 1890 – 24 February 1965) was an Australian physicist and translator. During the First World War, he was interned as a civilian prisoner in Germany. He was the first Australian to be awarded a PhD from the University of Oxford. Brose held the Lancaster-Spencer Chair of Physics at the University of Nottingham from 1931 to 1935, and he translated a number of key physics texts from German into English. His translations of crucial German texts on Einstein's theory of General Relativity have been essential for the theory's reception in the English-speaking world.[1] In 1935, Brose moved to Australia where he engaged in cancer research. During the Second World War, he was suspected of sympathy with the Nazi regime. He was interned in Australia from 1940 to 1943, which ended his academic career.[2]
- ^ König, Heidi (2006). "General relativity in the English-speaking world: the contributions of Henry L. Brose". Historical Records of Australian Science. 17 (2): 169–195.
- ^ Beaumont, Joan; O'Brien, Ilma Martinuzzi; Trinca, Mathew, eds. (2008). Under suspicion: citizenship and internment in Australia during the Second World War. Canberra, A.C.T: National Museum of Australia. ISBN 978-1-876944-60-5.