Tom O'Connor with President Ó Tnúthail, 1961
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Tom O'Connor with President Ó Tnúthail, 1961
Identifier
VH0061
Depiction
Two men walking, both wearing academic gowns; fallen trees and branches in the background.
Description
This photograph was taken on the day on which a doctorate in Physics was conferred on Tom O'Connor for his thesis entitled 'The measurement of the size and concentration of condensation nuclei'. He had been a lecturer in UCG since 1956 and was to become a significant figure in the development of his discipline there.
The trees and branches lying in the background are probably the result of Hurricane Debbie which struck the west of Ireland on 16 September 1961, causing widespread damage.
The trees and branches lying in the background are probably the result of Hurricane Debbie which struck the west of Ireland on 16 September 1961, causing widespread damage.
People
Tom O'Connor
Máirtín Ó Tnúthail (Martin Newell)
References
Publications:
S. Gerard Jennings, 'Thomas C. O’Connor (1931–2012)', Aerosol Science and Technology, 47:3 (2013), 348-349, DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2013.755439, accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
Contributor
Bibliographic Citation
Frank Imbusch, 'Tom O'Connor with President Ó Tnúthail, 1961', Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14337, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1960s
Category
b&w
portrait
on-campus
outdoors
Subject
Language
English
Irish
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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