Builder, Geoffrey (1906 - 1960)

Summary

Geoffrey Builder was a senior lecturer in physics at the University of Sydney 1950-1960. He was particularly interested in instrumentation.

Details

Fellow, Institute of Physics, London;
Fellow, Institute of Radio Engineers, USA;
Fellow, Institute of Radio Engineers, Australia.

Chronology

1922 - 1924

Career position - Apprentice mechanic, Midland Railway Company, Western Australia

1928

Career position - Demonstrator in physics, University of Western Australia

1928

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Western Australia

1928 - 1930

Career position - Assistant, Watheroo Magnetic Observatory

1932 - 1933

Career position - British Polar Year Wireless Expedition to the Arctic

1933

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), King's College London

1933 - 1934

Career position - Research physicist, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Radio Research Board

1934

Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia

1934 - 1941

Career position - Officer-in-charge, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd. Research Laboratories

1940 - 1942

Career position - Roving commission for AWA to strengthen Australia's international radio links

1942 - 1945

Military service - Second World War. Major, Australian Military Forces

1942 - 1945

Career position - Acting general manager, Airzone Ltd, a wartime supplier of electronic equipment to the Department of Defence

1945 - 1949

Career position - Consulting engineer, Sydney

1947 - 1950

Career position - Temporary lecturer in physics, University of Sydney

1949 - 1950

Career position - Senior lecturer in physics, Univerity of Sydney

1955

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), King's College London

Published resources

Book Sections

• Home, R. W., 'Builder, Geoffrey (1906-1976), physicist and radio engineer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 290-291. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/builder-geoffrey-9617. Details

Edited Books

• Alexander, Joseph A. ed., Who's who in Australia 1950 (Melbourne: Colorgravure Publications, 1950). Page 126. Details

Journal Articles

• Bailey, V. A., 'Obituary: Geoffrey Builder', Australian Journal of Science, 23 (5) (1960), 155-156. Details
• Builder, Geoffrey, 'The graphical solution of simple parallel-tuned circuits', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 6 (11) (1934), 445-446. Details
• Builder, Geoffrey, 'A multi-range push-pull thermionic voltmeter', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 6 (11) (1934), 444-445. Details
• Builder, Geoffrey, 'The amplification of programme transients in radio receivers', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 6 (10) (1934), 325-331. Details
• Builder, Geoffrey, 'Resistance balancing in wave filters', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 9 (12) (1937), 472-479. Details
• Builder, Geoffrey; Rosenthal, H. S. A., 'A Static 150-Cycle Generator', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 29 (3) (1957), 75-82. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21537980. Details
• 'Builder, Geoffrey (1906-1960)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1466602. Details

Resource Sections

• 'Builder, Geoffrey', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001614p.htm. Details
• 'Engineering Heritage : Biographies', in Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website, Engineering Heritage Australia, 2024, https://heritage.engineersaustralia.org.au/wiki/Person:Builder,_Geoffrey. Biography: Geoffery Builder. Details