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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-02-02 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001249b.htm person Pearcey Trevor AACR2 5 March 1919 27 January 1998 Physicist Computer scientist Trevor Pearcey, with Maston Beard, was involved in the development of CSIRAC, an early vacuum-tube stored-program computer for the CSIR/O 1947-1951.

Born 5 March 1919. Died 27 February 1998. Worked for the Radar Research Establishment, Great Malvern, UK during World War II, CSIR/O Division of Radiophysics 1947-57, Radar Research Establishment 1957-58, Division of Mathematical Statistics, CSIRO from 1959, but seconded to the CSIRAC Laboratory. It was during this period that he discovered the phenomenon of dynamic 'chaos' while making computational studies of subharmonics, now called period doubling. Second president, Australian Computer Society.

1940 1940 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of London 1940 1940 Education - Associate, Royal College of Science 1940 1945 Career position - Experimental Research Officer, Radar Research Establishment, United Kingdom 1945 1957 Career position - Research (later Senior) Research Officer, CSIRO Division of Radiophysics 1957 1959 Career position - Principal Research Officer, Ministry of Supply, United Kingdom 1959 1963 Career position - Senior Scientist, CSIRO Division of Mathematical Statistics 1963 1967? Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Computing Research Section 1967? 1968 Career position - Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Computing Research 1968 1971 Career position - Research Consultant, Data Corporation 1971 1971 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Melbourne 1972 1985 Career position - Head of Department (Dean of Technology), Caulfield Institute of Technology Beard, Maston (1917 - 2000)

Maston Beard and Trevor Pearcey were involved together in the development of CSIRAC

 CSIRO Division of Computing Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (c. 1967 - 1986)

Research Scientist ?1967 - 1968

 CSIRO Computing Research Section, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (c. 1956 - c. 1967)

Research Scientist 1963 - ?1967

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

Research Officer then Senior Research Officer 1940 - 1945

 CSIRO Division of Mathematical Statistics, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1954 - 1974)

Senior Scientist 1958 - 1963

 Pearcey Foundation (1998 - ) Hirst, Frank (1919 - 2017) CSIRAC (1949 - )

Maston Beard and Trevor Pearcey were involved together in the development of CSIRAC

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 Pearcey, T (1919-1998)

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 'Pearcey, Trevor', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pearcey, Trevor Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Passing of Frank Hirst: Computer pioneer Professor Frank Hirst close collaborator with Trevor Pearcey & CSIRAC passes Anon. Passing of Frank Hirst: Computer pioneer Professor Frank Hirst close collaborator with Trevor Pearcey & CSIRAC passes Pearcey Foundation 2017 Vale 2017, Pearcey Foundation 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: The Last of the First CSIRAC: Australia's First Computer McCann, Doug and Thorne, Peter The Last of the First CSIRAC: Australia's First Computer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Resource: CSIRAC: Australia's first computer in 1949 Pass, Steven CSIRAC: Australia's first computer in 1949 Computer Science and Software Engineering, The University of Melbourne 2000 Journal Article: The Genesis of an Early Stored-Program Computer: CSIRAC Beard, M.; Pearcey, T. The Genesis of an Early Stored-Program Computer: CSIRAC 1984 Annals of the History of Computing 6 2 106-115 Edited Book: Computing in Australia: the Development of a Profession Bennett, J. M.; Broomham, Rosemary; Murton, P. M.; Pearcey, T.; Rutledge, R. W. Computing in Australia: the Development of a Profession Sydney Hale and Iremonger 1994 Journal Article: Trevor Pearcey and the First Australian Computer: a Lost Opportunity? Willis, J. B.; and Deane, J. F. Trevor Pearcey and the First Australian Computer: a Lost Opportunity? 2006 Historical Records of Australian Science 17 2 209-225 Book: Australian men and women of science, engineering and technology Anon Australian men and women of science, engineering and technology Port Melbourne Reed Reference Australia 1995 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 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 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 Trevor Pearcey - Records Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Corporate Records and Archives Strategies Trevor Pearcey - Records 1947 - 1970 Personal history file [Series 3, PH/PEA/11]. Information and records in official CSIR/O files c1947-60s.