Corporate entry Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science (CACDS) (c. 1946 - ?)

Summary

The Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Defence Science (CACDS) was established after the Second World War for the purpose of co-ordinating defence technology developments. It soon became limited to items such as clothing, food and stores.

Related entries

Published resources

Books

• Wisdom, John, A History of Defence Science in Australia, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Melbourne, 1995, 267 pp. Details

Reviews

• Sherratt, Tim, review of Cain, Frank, 'Arming he Nation: a History of Defence Science and Technology in Australia' (1999), Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 13, no. 4, Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2001, pp. 538-539. Also available at http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/109/issue/3266.htm. Details

Online Resources

• Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475941. 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_c.html. Details