Corporate Body
Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science (CACDS) (c. 1946 - ?)
- From
- c. 1946
Australia - Functions
- Advisory or regulatory body and Defence Industries
Summary
The Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science (CACDS) was established after the Second World War for the purpose of co-ordinating defence technology developments. It soon became limited to items such as clothing, food and stores.
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Wisdom, John, A History of Defence Science in Australia (Melbourne: Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 1995), 267 pp. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475941. Details
Reviews
- Cain, Frank, 'Arming the Nation: a History of Defence Science and Technology in Australia' (1999)
Sherratt, Tim, Historical Records of Australian Science, 13 (4), (2001), 538-539. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR0011340521. 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: 18 June 2001, Last modified: 20 March 2006
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