Person

Patroni, Alfred (1894 - 1995)

Born: 1894
Died: 1995
Occupation: Electrical engineer

Summary

Alfred Patroni was the first person to build and use an X-ray machine in Young, a country town in New South Wales. He built his first machine in around 1919 and it was used three days after its completion to help a doctor set the broken leg of a man. X-ray had been used widely in the capital cities of Australia, but because of the high equipment costs it was hardly ever used in country Australia. Trained as an electrical engineer, Patroni was also responsible in establishing a diesel generator for a mill in Young and he set up an AC generating unit and refrigeration plant in Boorowa in 1924.

Published resources

Journal Articles

Owen, Morris; with Morgan, Helen, 'Alfred Patroni: an Enterprising Engineer', Australasian Science, 19 (7) (1998), 48. Details

Resources

'Patroni, Alfred (1894-19951231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476465. Details

Annette Alafaci

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