Person
Wimperis, Harry Egerton
- Born
- England
- Occupation
- Aeronautical scientist
Summary
Harry Wimperis was Director of Scientific Research for the U.K. Air Ministry prior to World War II. He was brought out to Australia, in 1938, to advise the Prime Minister on the inauguration of aeronautical research in this country.
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Chronology
- 1937
- Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
Published resources
Resources
- 'Wimperis, H E', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1078092. Details
- 'Awarded honorary DEng, 1937', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. 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_w.html. Details
- Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/index_w.html. Details
- Brown, R. Hanbury; Minnett, Harry C; White, Fredrick W. G., 'Edward George Bowen 1911-1991', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (2) (1992), 151-166. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9920920151. Details
- Wisdom, John, A History of Defence Science in Australia (Melbourne: Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 1995), 267 pp. Details
Gavan McCarthy [P004098]; Ken McInnes
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 6 October 2023
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