Corporate Body

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

From
1954
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Functions
Association and Society or membership organisation
Website
http://www.science.org.au/
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Summary

In 1954 the Australian Academy of Science was founded by Royal Charter. The Academy is Australia's national body for the representation and promotion of science.

Timeline

 1919 - 1954 Australian National Research Council (ANRC)
       1954 - Australian Academy of Science

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Academy of Science - Records, 1935 - 2007, MS 039; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Papers of Graeme M. Clark, 1944-2012 [manuscript], 1944 - 2012, MS 8696; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

  • Department of Otolaryngology - Bionic Ear Records, 1949 - 2000, 2004.0043 at U77/46-55; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

Books

  • Australian Academy of Science, Handbook (Canberra: Australian Academy of Science, 1982), 89 pp. Details
  • Roberts, Alan, A Big, Bold, Simple Concept: a History of the Australian Academy of Science Dome (Canberra: Australian Academy of Science, 2010), 208 pp. Details

Edited Books

  • Fenner, Frank ed., The First Twenty-five Years; the Australian Academy of Science [1954-1979] (Canberra: The Academy, 1980), 286 pp. Details
  • Fenner, Frank ed., The first forty years (Canberra: Australian Academy of Science, 1995), 503 pp. Details
  • Fenner, Frank ed., The First Fifty Years (Canberra: Australian Academy of Science, 2005), 549 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Dircks, R., 'The Contribution of the Australian Academy of Science to Science Education in Australia', Australian Science Teachers Journal, 34 (2) (1988), 84-88. Details
  • Fenner, Frank, 'Scientific Societies in Australia. The Australian Academy of Science', The Royal Australian Chemical Institute Proceedings, 27 (July) (1960), 289-294. Details
  • Fenner, Frank, 'The Australian Academy of Science: the First 50 Years', Notes and Records of the Royal Society, 62 (2008), 321-30. Details
  • Moyal, Ann Mozley, 'The Australian Academy of Science: the anatomy of a scientific elite: Parts 1-2', Search, 11 (September) (1980), 281-288. Details
  • Slattery, Deidre, 'Science and land use: the Koscuisko Primitive Area dispute of 1958 - 1965', Environment and history, 16 (2010), 409-30. https://doi.org/10.3197/096734010X531470. Details

Resources

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See also

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