Person
Barlow, George Edgerton (1924 - 2005)
AM
- Born
- 22 November 1924
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 7 October 2005
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Computer scientist
Summary
George Barlow developed a telemetry converter design in the mid 1950s which enabled computer output to be converted to graphic form for human use.
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Chronology
- 1957 - 1960
- Career position - Worked in the Australian Embassy in Washington
- 1961 - 1965
- Career position - Principal Research Scientist with Computer Electronics at the Weapons Research Establishment
- 1965 - 1968
- Career position - First Assistant Controller of the Department of Supply Melbourne
- 1968 - 1974
- Career position - Superintending Scientist with the Department of Defence in Canberra
- 1970 - 1987
- Career position - Member of the Radio Research Board
- 1974 - 1980
- Career position - Controller of Projects and Analytical Studies
- 1977
- Career position - Chairman, Australian Institute of Physics, ACT branch
- 1980
- Career position - Foundation member of the Australian Computer Research Board
- 1980 - 1987
- Career position - Deputy Chief Defence Scientist
- 1987
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Published resources
Resources
- 'Barlow, George Edgerton (1924-2005)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475637. 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_b.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 9 March 2018
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