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19:(12 February 1878 â 15 April 1957) was an Australian scientist and inventor. He spent his professional career alternating between teaching and chemical research. Harker published over a dozen research articles in the field of
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158:(With W. Moppett) The effect of metabolic inhibitors on the therapeutic irradiation of mouse tumours â Australian Journal of Experimental and Medical Science, 14 (March 1936), 15â25.
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Chemical decomposition by radiation. The relation of gaseous ionisation to chemical reaction â Sydney
University Cancer Research Committee Journal, 2 (1930), 160â181.
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The influence of sensitizers in chemical reactions produced by x and gamma radiation â Sydney
University Cancer Research Committee Journal, 5 (1934), 189â196.
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The relation of adsorption to catalysis and the catalytic union of ethylene and hydrogen â Society of
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and remained there until 1927. After working as an analytical and consulting chemist in
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University of Sydney and in 1901 he became a science teacher at
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Radio-sensitivity from the chemical viewpoint â Sydney
University Cancer Research Committee Journal, 4 (1932), 109â117.
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Effect of time and intensity of radium radiation upon the inverting capacity of yeast â Nature, 137 (1936), 190â191.
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The effect of x- and gamma radiation on adsorption â Society of
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Chemical decomposition by radiation â Sydney
University Cancer Research Committee Journal, 2 (1930), 111â118.
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Chemical decomposition by radiation â Sydney
University Cancer Research Committee Journal, 3 (1931), 28â34.
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Influence of sensitizers on chemical reactions produced by gamma radiation â Nature, 133 (1934), 378â379.
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The action of x and gamma radiation upon aqueous solutions of iodine and potassium iodide â
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Collection of Booklets about the Harker Patent Fire Extinguisher and Fumigator
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The decomposition of chloroform by radiation from radon â
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