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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-08-27 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000090b.htm person Cracknell Edward Charles AACR2 1831 14 January 1893 Place of Birth Rochester, Kent, England Place of Death Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia Electrical engineer Telegraphic engineer Edward Cracknell was Assistant Superintendent of Telegraphs in South Australia 1855-1857 and in New South Wales 1858-1860. He was appointed Superintendent in 1861. He researched and developed torpedoes for the defence of Sydney Harbour firing the first torpedo in 1871. 6 Mar 1866 6 Mar 1866 Career event - Associate Member (AssocMInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1874 1880 Career event - Member (MSTE), Society of Telegraph Engineers , London 1880 1880 Career event - Member (MIEE), Institution of Electrical Engineers, London 30 Mar 1886 30 Mar 1886 Career event - Member (MInstCE), Institution of Civil Engineers, London 1888 Career event - Original [founding] member, Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888 - 1930)

Original [founding] member 1888 -

 Cracknell, William John (1832 - 1896)

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 Cracknell, Edward Charles (1831-1893)

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 'Cracknell, Edward Charles', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cracknell, Edward Charles Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: The Blasting Cartridge (Patent No. 416, 12 May 1874) Holt, Thomas; Garran, Andrew; Cracknell, Edward Charles The Blasting Cartridge (Patent No. 416, 12 May 1874) Sydney Government Printer 1891 Index to New South Wales Letters of Registration of Inventions, 1854 to July 1887 Book Section: Cracknell, Edward Charles (1831-1893), superintendent of telegraphs, electrical engineer and torpedo expert Affleck, J. L. Cracknell, Edward Charles (1831-1893), superintendent of telegraphs, electrical engineer and torpedo expert Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1969 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C Douglas Pike 488-489 Journal Article: Anniversary address Warren, W. H. Anniversary address 1893 Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 27 4 Resource: Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 Institution of Civil Engineers, London Civil Engineer Membership Forms, 1818-1930 ancestry.com Book Section: Chapter 12: Telecommunications Langevad, Bob Chapter 12: Telecommunications Crows Nest, New South Wales Engineers Australia 1989 Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney Don Fraser 241-256 Edited Book: Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Engineers Australia Wonders never cease: 100 Australian engineering achievements Barton, Australian Capital Territory Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Edward Charles Cracknell - Records Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales Edward Charles Cracknell - Records 1855 - 1893 Manuscripts and published materials catalogued under Cracknell c1860-93.