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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-25 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001594b.htm person Baker William George AACR2 17 May 1902 15 August 1978 Place of Birth Clarendon, South Australia, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Radio engineer Physicist William Baker was an engineer with Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd 1931-1953 and Director of the Marconi School of Wireless 1934-1953. 1921 1921 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1923 1923 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Sydney 1924 1926 Award - Walter & Eliza Hall Fellow in Engineering 1928 1931 Career position - Research Scientist, Radio Research Board, CSIR 1931 1953 Career position - Engineer, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA) 1932 1932 Education - Doctor of Science in Engineering (DScEng), University of Sydney 1934 1953 Career position - Director, Marconi School of Wireless 1935 1940 Career position - Editor, "AWA Technical Review" 1952 1952 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1953 1967 Career position - Officer-in-charge, Ionospheric Prediction Service 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] Marconi School of Wireless, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA) (1913 - 1980s)

Director 1934 - 1953

 Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd (AWA) (1913 - 1988)

Engineer 1931 - 1953

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 Baker, William George (1902-1978)

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 'Baker, William George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Baker, William George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Baker, William George Baker, William George Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: The effect of output impedance on the performance of square law detectors in beat frequency oscillators Baker, William George The effect of output impedance on the performance of square law detectors in beat frequency oscillators 1934 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 6 11 447-451 Journal Article: Radio Broadcast Transmission in the Neighbourhood of Sydney, N.S.W. Preliminary Account. Tippett, Leonard Samuel Calvert; Baker, William George Radio Broadcast Transmission in the Neighbourhood of Sydney, N.S.W. Preliminary Account. Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1929 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 9 129-146 Journal Article: The Design of High Frequency Transformers Baker, William George The Design of High Frequency Transformers Sydney, NSW Institution of Engineers Australia 1929 Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 9 107-128 Thesis: Some Aspects of the Propagation of Broadcast Waves in the Heaviside Layer under the Influence of the the Earth's Magnetic Field" Baker, W. G. Some Aspects of the Propagation of Broadcast Waves in the Heaviside Layer under the Influence of the the Earth's Magnetic Field" Sydney University of Sydney 1932