Corporate Body

CSIRO Engineering Section (1955 - 1963)

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

From: 1955
Australia
To: 1963
Functions: Industrial or scientific research and Engineering Industry

Summary

In 1955 the CSIRO Engineering Section was founded, replacing the former Central Experimental Workshops. After almost a decade of operations, the Section was succeeded by the Division of Mechanical Engineering.

Timeline

1949 - 1955 CSIRO Central Experimental Workshops
       1955 - 1963 CSIRO Engineering Section
             1963 - 1981 CSIRO Division of Mechanical Engineering
                   1981 - 1990 CSIRO Division of Energy Technology
                         1990 - c. 1995 CSIRO Division of Coal and Energy Technology
                               c. 1995 - CSIRO Energy Technology

Controlling Corporate Bodies

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Related People

Morse, Roger Neill (1914 - 2003)
Officer-in-charge of the Engineering Section at CSIRO (1955 - 1963)

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-575654. Details

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