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Anon.
Title
Passing of Frank Hirst: Computer pioneer Professor Frank Hirst close collaborator with Trevor Pearcey & CSIRAC passes
In
Vale 2017, Pearcey Foundation
Imprint
Pearcey Foundation, 2 July 2017
Url
https://www.pearcey.org.au/blog/2017/passing-of-frank-hirst/
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It is a sad day for Australia's ICT industry with the passing of one of Australia's early computer pioneers, Frank Hirst. After service in World War II, Frank completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne and in 1954 was appointed to head the university's newly formed Computation Laboratory.

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