Person
Allen, Murray William (1927 - )
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- Born
- 9 May 1927
- Occupation
- Computer scientist
Summary
Murray Allen was Professor of Computer Science, University of New South Wales from 1964. He designed and built a Bendix D-12 vacuum tube, a version of which was used in the first Australian fully solid state computer, and his name is associated with many of Australia's first digital computers. He was a Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and in 2009 was awarded the Peacey Medal in recognition of his lifetime achievements and contributions to Information Technology in Australia.
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Chronology
- 1949 - 1950
- Career position - Engineer, AWA Ltd. (Amalgamated Wireless Australasia)
- 1951 - 1958
- Career position - Engineer, Mathematical Instruments Section, Research Computer Design Section, CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
- 1959 - 1964
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Electrical Engineering, University of Adelaide
- 1964 -
- Career position - Professor of Computer Science, University of New South Wales
- 1964
- Career position - Senior Research Scientist, Control Data Corporation, USA
- 2009
- Award - Pearcey Medal - lifetime achievement and contribution to ICT in Australia, Pearcey Foundation
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Published resources
Resources
- Murray Allen interviewed by David Demant in the History of ICT in Australia oral history project., 2013, https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6223151. Details
- 'Allen, Murray W (1927-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-559590. 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_a.html. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 9 November 2022
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