Person

Ferguson, Arthur Eric (1917 - 1994)

Born
7 October 1917
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
13 February 1994
Occupation
Electrical engineer and Electronic engineer

Summary

Arthur Ferguson was Reader in electronics at the University of Melbourne for sixteen years from 1956. He was also a staff member of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for five years.

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Chronology

1939
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1941
Career position - Senior Demonstrator in Electrical Engineering, University of Melbourne
1941
Education - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE), University of Melbourne
1942 - 1945
Career position - Research Officer in the Lubricants and Bearings Section at CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research)
1945
Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1945 - 1947
Career position - Research Officer in the Division of Aeronautics at CSIR
1947 - 1956
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, University of Melbourne
1948
Award - Edward Noyes Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia
1949
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1949
Education - Master of Electrical Engineering (MEE), University of Melbourne
1956 - 1982
Career position - Reader in Electronics, University of Melbourne
1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]

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Journal Articles

  • Ferguson, A. E., 'Professional Training of Communication Engineers', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 30 (1958), 267-. Details

Reports

  • Institution of Engineers Australia, Thirtieth Annual Report [1949] (1949), 16 pp. 'Prizes - Edward Noyes Prize (1948 Award), to Mr Arthur Eric Ferguson, BEE AMIEAust, Melbourne Division, for his paper "The Photocell Counter Chronometer"', p.3. Details

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See also

  • Ferguson, James Mephan, Mephan Ferguson : a biography (Torquay, Victoria: J. M. Ferguson, 1992), 48 pp. Contributed to research of the book, includes short biography and photo. Details

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