Corporate Body
CSIRO Division of Applied Physics [I] (1962 - 1974)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- From
- 1 July 1962
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - To
- 1 July 1974
- Functions
- Industrial or scientific research
- Location
- Sydney, New South Wales
Summary
In 1962, a merger between the Divisions of Electrotechnology and Metrology resulted in the creation of the Division of Applied Physics. Another change occurred in 1974, when the Division was joined by the Division of Physics, forming the National Measurement Laboratory.
Related entries
Timeline
1939 - 1945 CSIR Metrology Section
1939 - 1945 CSIR Electrotechnology Section
1945 - 1962 CSIR/O Division of Metrology
1945 - 1962 CSIR/O Division of Electrotechnology
1962 - 1974 CSIRO Division of Applied Physics [I]
1974 - 1979 National Measurement Laboratory - CSIRO
1979 - 1996 CSIRO Division of Applied Physics [II]
1996 - CSIRO Division of Telecommunications and Industrial Physics
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Published resources
Books
- Schedvin, C.B; Trace, K., Historical Directory of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1926-1976 (Canberra: CSIRO, 1978), 101 pp. https://csiropedia.csiro.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/csiro_historical_directory_1926_1976.pdf. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-620279. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 4377; CSIRO, Division of Applied Physics. Registration of entity: 23 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%204377. Details
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Created: 28 June 2000, Last modified: 23 March 2023
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