A brief history of my years at Thistle Bank, Goodnight. 1908-1921.

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A brief history of my years at Thistle Bank, Goodnight. 1908-1921.

A brief history of my years at Thistle Bank, Goodnight, 1908-1921, describing his childhood years at Thistle Bank along the Murray River, describes the seasonal flooding and drought in the area, the building of the local school and church, and the construction of road, railway and telephone lines.

2 bd. v. (5.0 cm.)

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Pickering, W. H. (William Hayward), 1910-2004

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William Hayward Pickering was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on December 24, 1910. After one year at the University of New Zealand, he entered California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1929. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1932, his Master of Science degree in Physics in 1933, and his Doctorate in Physics in 1936, all from Caltech. After graduation, he joined the Caltech faculty, becoming a full professor of electrical engineering in 1...