Corporate Body
CSIRO Physics and Engineering Unit (1949 - 1958)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- From
- 1949
Ryde, New South Wales, Australia - To
- 1958
- Functions
- Industrial or scientific research
- Reference No
- CA 4368
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Ryde, New South Wales
Summary
The Physics and Engineering Unit was established in 1949, and was part of the Wool Textile Research Laboratories. The Unit became the Division of Textile Physics in 1958.
Related entries
Timeline
1949 - 1958 CSIRO Physics and Engineering Unit
1958 - 1988 CSIRO Division of Textile Physics
c. 1980 - c. 1988 CSIRO Physical Technology Unit
1988 - 1999 CSIRO Division of Wool Technology
1988 - 1990 CSIRO Division of Coal Technology
1999 - CSIRO Division of Textile and Fibre Technology
1990 - c. 1995 CSIRO Division of Coal and Energy Technology
c. 1995 - CSIRO Energy Technology
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
- Williams, V. A., From Fleece to Fabric, 1948-1998: 50 Years of Wool Textile Research (Geelong: CSIRO Wool Technology, 1998), 198 pp. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 4368; CSIRO, Division of Wool Technology, New South Wales. Registration of entity: 23 September 1987', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%204368. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 13 July 2000, Last modified: 2 May 2006
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