Person

Walker, Sydney Edward Arnold (1901 - 1985)

Born
23 July 1901
Teneriffe, Queenland, Australia
Died
18 September 1985
late of St.Ives, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Mechanical engineer

Summary

Sydney Walker was an employee of Crankless Engines (Australia) Pty Ltd, formed in 1920 by A.G.M. Michell (qv). He wrote a major article in 1972 called Modest Man of Genius, describing the features of these engines.

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Chronology

1923
Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
c. 1924
Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Queensland
c. 1925 - c. 1927
Career position - Assistant Mechanical Engineer, Ordnance Factory, Department of Defence, Maribyrnong
c. 1927 -
Career position - Mechanical Engineer, Crankless Engines (Australia) Pty Ltd
1929
Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
1937 -
Career position - Lieutenant (prov), Ordnance Workshop Companies, Department of Defence
c. 1951 - c. 1965
Career position - Operations Manager, Vacuum Oil Co Pty Ltd, Sydney
c. 1966
Life event - Retired
1968
Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]

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Books

  • Walker, S. E. A., Modest man of genius: an account of Anthony George Maldon Michell and The Crankless Engine (Institution of Engineers Australia, 1972), 119 pp. Details

Book Sections

  • Walker, Sydney, 'Michell, Anthony George Maldon (1870-1959), engineer and inventor' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 10: 1891 - 1939 Lat-Ner, Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1986), pp. 492-494. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A100480b.htm. Details

Journal Articles

  • Walker, S. E. A., 'Special applications of petroleum products pipe lines', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 31 (1959), 155-. Details

Resources

See also

Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes

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