Person
Tippett, Leonard Samuel Calvert (1902 - 1974)
- Born
- 18 June 1902
- Died
- 17 January 1974
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Electrical engineer
Summary
Len Tippett, ME MIEAust, was Group General Manager, Email Limited. In his early career, he was a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, and a Research Fellow at the University of Sydney.
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Chronology
- 1924
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1926
- Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1926
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney
- 1926 - 1928
- Career position - Lecturer, Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1926 - 1928
- Career position - Engineer, Westinghouse Electrical Company, Sydney
- 1928
- Life event - Married Mena Steward, Young, New South Wales
- 1928
- Award - Walter and Eliza Hall Engineering Scholarship, University of Sydney [Two year overseas scholarship, studying in America, England and Europe]
- 1928 - 1930
- Career position - Research Fellow in Engineering, University of Sydney
- 1934
- Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1936
- Education - Master of Engineering (ME), University of Sydney
- 1937
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- c. 1955
- Career position - Engineer, Westinghouse Rosebery Pty Ltd
- c. 1965
- Career position - General Manager, Engineering Projects Division, Email Limited
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- c. 1970
- Career position - Group General Manager, Email Limited
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Tippett, Leonard Samuel Calvert, 'Relay study for the application of impedance relays to ground fault protection', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 3 (7) (1931), 233-243. Details
- Tippett, Leonard Samuel Calvert (Haugaard, F. B.), 'Relay study for the application of impedance relays to ground fault protection (Discussions and communications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 3 (8) (1931), 287. Details
- Tippett, Leonard Samuel Calvert (Merrigan, E. L.), 'Relay study for the application of impedance relays to ground fault protection (Discussions and communications)', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 4 (1) (1932), 22. Details
- Tippett, Leonard Samuel Calvert; Baker, William George, 'Radio Broadcast Transmission in the Neighbourhood of Sydney, N.S.W. Preliminary Account.', Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 9 (1929), 129-146, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.265012045629265. Details
Resources
- 'Tippett, Leonard Samuel Calvert (1902-1974)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475542. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Tippett, Leonard Samuel Calvert', in Physics in Australia to 1945, R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham, Australian Science Archives Project, June 1995, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/physics/P001826p.htm. Details
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Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 25 June 2026
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