Person
Smart, Ronald George (1927 - 2013)
- Born
- 26 October 1927
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 10 March 2013
Upland, California, U.S.A. - Occupation
- Computer scientist and Electrical engineer
Summary
Ronald Smart was a pioneer of the Australian computer industry. He was in charge of the University Computing Centre at the New South Wales University of Technology (later the University of New South Wales) at the time of its opening in 1956.
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Chronology
- 1954
- Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE(Hons)), New South Wales University of Technology
- 1960
- Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 1963
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales [Thesis: "A digital computer study of systems containing time-varying reactances"]
- 13 Sep 1968
- Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.]
- c. 1970 -
- Career position - Engineer, Digital Equipment Corporation, Massachusetts, USA
Published resources
Resources
- 'Smart, R.', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475749. Details
Theses
- Smart, Ronald G., 'A digital computer study of systems containing time-varying reactances', PhD thesis, University of New South Wales, 1963. https://doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/4427. 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, https://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_s.html. Details
Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 27 August 2026
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