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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2004-01-05 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-02-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002245b.htm corporateBody Radiophysics Laboratory - CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research AACR2 31 August 1939 9 May 1940 Industrial or Scientific Research The CSIR Radiophysics Laboratory was established in 1939, though not officially announced until the end of the World War II. It was granted divisional status on 10 May 1940, becoming the CSIR/O Division of Radiophysics. CSIR - Laboratories and Research Stations, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1927 - 1949) Pulley, Oliver Owen (1906 - 1966?)

Principal Research Officer 1939 - 1940.

 Barnard, Marjorie Faith (1897 - 1987)

Marjorie Barnard was Librarian-in-charge at the Radiophysics Division of CSIR. She was commissioned to write a history of radar which she completed in 1946.

 Pawsey, Joseph Lade (1908 - 1962)

Research Physicist 1940

 Burgmann, Victor Dudley (1916 - 1991)

Research Officer 1939 - 1940

 Martyn, David Forbes (1906 - 1970)

Officer-in-Charge 31 August 1939 - 9 May 1940

 CSIR/O Division of Radiophysics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1940 - 1996)

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 'Radiophysics Laboratory - CSIR', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Radiophysics Laboratory - CSIR Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: CSIRAC archives guide to records Ron Bowles; Jurij Semkiwj; John Spencer; and Judith Hughes CSIRAC archives guide to records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2002 Book: Surprise and Enterprise: Fifty Years of Science for Australia: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) McKay, Andrew Surprise and Enterprise: Fifty Years of Science for Australia: CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) Melbourne CSIRO 1976 Thesis: Establishing Prestige: the Radiophysics Laboratory and the Origin of Radio Astronomy in Australia Munns, David Establishing Prestige: the Radiophysics Laboratory and the Origin of Radio Astronomy in Australia University of Sydney 1997 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 Records of CSIRAC Museum Victoria Records of CSIRAC 1940 - 2002 Overview of the collection: Title : Records of CSIRAC Archives Date Range: 1940 - 2002 Creator : CSIRAC (1949 - 1971) Extent : 1.22 metres (1,134 items) Repository: Melbourne Museum, Museum of Victoria Abstract: CSIRAC, designed and built by CSIR scientists, was the first stored-memory electronic computer in Australia. 1.22 m, 1134 items