Biographical entry Brooks, George Roderick (1917 - )
- Born
- 1917
- Occupation
- Computer engineer
Summary
George Roderick Brooks worked at the Adolph Basser Computer Laboratory, School of Physics, University of Sydney during the 1950s-60s on the design, construction and implementation of first generation computer technology, notably SILLIAC, the second stored program electronic computer to be built in Australia.
Archival resources
Powerhouse Museum
- Brooks, George Roderick (1917 - ), 1932 - 1970, 97/203/1; Powerhouse Museum. Details
Published resources
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Brooks, George Roderick', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475874. Details
Created: 21 December 2001, Last modified: 6 December 2006




