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Book

Author
McKay, Andrew
Title
Surprise and Enterprise: Fifty Years of Science for Australia: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia)
Secondary Author
Edited by Frederick White and David Kimpton; Illustrations and design by Robert Ingpen
Imprint
CSIRO, Melbourne, 1976, 48 pp
ISBN/ISSN
0643001840
Url
https://www.eoas.info/bib-pdf/ASBS00655.pdf
Format
pdf
Description

Digitised and made available online by the "Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation" February 2025. 51 pdf pages.

Abstract

From the Forewaord by J. R. Price (pdf page 4):

"This book has been written to mark the fiftieth anniversary of CSIRO. The stories in it have been chosen both to draw attention to some of the significant achievements of CSIRO in the last fifty years and to illustrate how the research leading to these achievements has been characterized by the elements of surprise and enterprise. In attempting to keep these stories reasonably brief and suitable for a wide _ audience, it has been necessary to sacrifice a great deal of detail; indeed, behind each of the achievements described is enough material
for a substantial book.

Nevertheless I believe that these stories illustrate that research is not an impersonal pursuit by scientists 'living in an ivory tower'. CSIRO people are involved in the affairs of the society in which they live and have a deep concern for the impact of their work. Their human attitudes and their devotion to the search for new knowledge to advance science and serve Australia will be apparent."

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