Corporate Body
CSIRO Computing Research Section (c. 1956 - c. 1967)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- From
- c. 1956
Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - To
- c. 1967
- Functions
- Computer Technology or Multimedia and Industrial or scientific research
- Location
- Black Mountain, Australian Capital Territory
Summary
The Computing Research Section was established during the mid-1950s and was located at Black Mountain in the Australian Capital Territory. The Section gained divisional status in the late 1960s, becoming the Division of Computing Research.
Related entries
Timeline
c. 1956 - c. 1967 CSIRO Computing Research Section
c. 1967 - 1986 CSIRO Division of Computing Research
1963 - c. 1985 CSIRO Computing Services (CSIRONET)
Controlling Corporate Bodies
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-631916. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_c.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 6 July 2000, Last modified: 4 May 2006
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