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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2000-06-28 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-05-07 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A000649b.htm corporateBody CSIRO Division of Applied Physics [I] Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation AACR2 1 July 1962 1 July 1974 Start Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Location Sydney, New South Wales Industrial or Scientific Research In 1962, a merger between the Divisions of Electrotechnology and Metrology resulted in the creation of the Division of Applied Physics. Another change occurred in 1974, when the Division was joined by the Division of Physics, forming the National Measurement Laboratory.

From "CSIRO research for Australia" (1962) pdf page 48-50:
"The Division of Applied Physics has maintained the standard of length, mass and volume, and all the econdary tandards, such as area and density, which are derived from them. Since 1960, when the units of length were defined in terms or the wave length of an isotope of the gas krypton, it ha been possible to define the metre accurately to within one part in ten mjl!ion. Working standard of mass can be compared to a standard platinum-iridium kilogram on a balance accurate to more than one part in ten million.

There have been many useful applicalions of the metrological work. It has, for example, been largely instrumental in the establishment of an Australian scientific glassware industry. Research has led to the ability to produce very true flat surfaces, and this in turn has led to the invention of ingenious techniques for doing such things as sharpening microtome knive and hypodermic needles. It bas also been possible to show industry how to make very flat plates for precision condensers. An applied mechanics group in the Division has developed new ceramic machining tools from Australian materials, and has worked on the isolation of vibration.

The Division is also responsible for the maintenance of the standards of electrical and magnetic quantities. It maintains the Commonwealth standard of frequency in conjunction with the Mount Stromlo Observatory, and other standards derived from frequency, resistance, and electromotive force. As part of it service to industry the Division calibrates a wide range of electrical instruments and equipment, including resistors, bridges, potentiometers, capacitors and wave meters.

Fundamental research in electrotechnology has been concerned with the improvement and extension of electrical measuring and tandards facilities, the dielectric properties of in ulatingmaterial and the microwave spectra of gases. A recent outstanding achievement has been the construction of a capacitor, the value of which can be calculated from its dimensions. With this as a starting point it is possible to determine the absolute value of the ohm."

 National Standards Laboratory - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1939 - 1973) CSIRO - Divisions, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1949 - c. 2014) CRC for Molecular Engineering and Technology: Sensing and Diagnostic Technologies (1992 - 1998) CSIR/O Division of Metrology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1945 - 1962) CSIR/O Division of Electrotechnology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1945 - 1962) Thompson, Arthur Melville (Mel) (1917 - 2009)

Chief Research Scientist 1971 - 1974

 Lehany, Frederick John (1915 - 1994)

Chief of the Division 1962 - 1974

 White, Guy Kendall (1925 - 2018)

Chief Research Scientist, National Measurement Laboratory 1969 - 1974

 CSIR/O Division of Physics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1945 - 1973) Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australian National University (1957 - c. 1967) National Measurement Laboratory - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1974 - 1979)

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 'CSIRO Division of Applied Physics [I]', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology CSIRO Division of Applied Physics [I] Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO CSIRO research for Australia: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Canberra Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation 1962 Book: Historical Directory of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1926-1976 Schedvin, C.B; Trace, K. Historical Directory of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1926-1976 Canberra CSIRO 1978 Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 4377; CSIRO, Division of Applied Physics. Registration of entity: 23 September 1987 Primary description of agency CA 4377; CSIRO, Division of Applied Physics. Registration of entity: 23 September 1987 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch