Biographical entry Bishop, Arthur Ernest (1917 - 2006)

Summary

Arthur Ernest Bishop worked for the Department of Aircraft Production during World War II and developed landing gear steering and 'shimmy' control of military aircraft. He went on to become principal of A. E. Bishop and Associates, Sydney, now the Bishop Technology Group.

Arthur Bishop held more than 300 patents in 17 countries at the time of his death.

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Events

1941 - 1945

Career position - Department of Aircraft Production Botany Annexe

1946 - 1969

Career position - Chief Engineer with L.B.L. Pty Ltd

1955 - 1956

Career position - Director of Research and Development at Houdaville Hershey Corp., USA

1956 -

Career position - Director of A. E. Bishop and Associates, Sydney (now the Bishop Technology Group)

1968 -

Career position - Principal of A. E. Bishop and Associates

1984

Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Published resources

Articles

• Inventor driven to keep finding a better way, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 July 2006. Also available at http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/inventor-driven-to-keep-finding-a-better-way/2006/07/11/1152383739541.html. Details

Journal Articles

• Rozycki, Jack, 'The Unknown Genius: Arthur Bishop', Australian Geographic, vol. 68, October-December, 2002, pp. 118-119. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Bishop, Arthur Ernest', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-582631. Details
• Rudder, D., 'Arthur Bishop', D Hub, 15 February 2007, http://www.dhub.org/articles/56. 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/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003118. Details