Person
McGowan, Samuel Walker (1829 - 1887)
- Born
- 4 January 1829
Londonerry, Ireland - Died
- 18 April 1887
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Public servant, Telegraphic scientist and Administrator
Summary
Samuel McGowan was appointed general superintendent of the Electrical Telegraph Department of Victoria and appointed deputy postmaster-general 1885.
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Published resources
Book Sections
- Gittins, Jean, 'McGowan, Samuel Walker (1829-1887), scientist and administrator' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 5: 1851 - 1890 K-Q, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1974), p. 156. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A050181b.htm. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituary [Samuel Walker McGowan, (1829 - 1887)]', Victorian Electrical and Telegraphic Journal, 1 (10) (1887), 68. Details
- Bradley, F. R., 'History of the Electric Telegraph in Australia', Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 20 (Part 4) (1934), 239-263, https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-596570307/view?partId=nla.obj-596570411. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q24205071. Details
- 'McGowan, Samuel Walker (1829-1887)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1465358. 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_m.html. Details
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_m.html. Details
- Science and the making of Victoria, with Royal Society of Victoria, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/smv/index_m.html. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 5 April 2022
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