Person
Sharpe, Alan (1919 - )
- Born
- 21 October 1919
- Occupation
- Mechanical engineer
Summary
Alan Sharpe was involved in planning the development of the IKARA anti-submarine weapon system. After his retirement he began a history of the development of IKARA and the history of the long range weapon project at Woomera and Salisbury. He worked as the Deputy Chief Defence Scientist, Defence Science and Technology, Department of Defence from 1975 until the early 1800s and was educated at the Educated University of Queensland (ME (Mech)).
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Chronology
- 1942 - 1947
- Career position - Engineering Officer with the Royal Australian Air Force in Australia and United Kingdom
- 1947 - 1948
- Career position - Engineer at the TAA power plant
- 1948 - 1951
- Career position - Trainee at the Long Range Weapons Organisation United Kingdom
- 1951 - 1964
- Career position - Research Scientist at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories
- 1964 - 1968
- Career position - Assistant Controller of Weapons Systems in the Central Office of the Department of Supply
- 1968 - 1975
- Career position - Controller of the Research and Development Division
- 1975 - 1980s
- Career position - Deputy Chief Defence Scientist for Defence Science and Technology, Department of Defence
Published resources
Resources
- 'Sharpe, Alan (19191021-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476394. 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_s.html. Details
- Wisdom, John, A History of Defence Science in Australia (Melbourne: Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 1995), 267 pp. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 6 September 2006
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