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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001646b.htm person Esserman Norman Abraham AACR2 24 July 1896 5 November 1982 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Physicist Metrologist Norman Esserman was Officer-in-charge of the CSIR/O National Standards Laboratory 1940-1958 and Director 1958-1961, and head of Metrology 1939-1961. Earlier he worked at the Munitions Supply Laboratories, Maribyrnong 1923-1938. 1916 1916 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney 1916 1918 Career position - Member of the Australian munitions team in the UK 1918 1919 Education - Educated at the Royal College of Science, London 1923 1938 Career position - Physicist, Munitions Supply Laboratories, Maribyrnong, Victoria 1935 1936 Career position - President, Royal Society of Victoria 1939 1945 Career position - Officer-in-charge, Metrology Section, National Standards Laboratory 1940 1940 Career position - Member of the Optical Munitions Panel 1940 1958 Career position - Officer-in-charge, National Standards Laboratory c. 1941 1947 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Council for Aeronautics 1944 1944 Career position - Member of the Optical Advisory Panel to Ministry of Post-War Reconstruction 1944 1945 Career position - Chairman, New South Wales Division, Institute of Physics, Australian branch 1945 1961 Career position - Chief of the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Division of Metrology 1954 1954 Career position - Honorary Treasurer, Australian National Research Council 1958 1961 Career position - Director, National Standards Laboratory 1961 1961 Award - First Jack Finlay National Award, Australian Council, Institution of Production Engineers 1964 1964 Career position - Chairman, Optical Munitions Technical Advisory Committee, Department of Defence Production Australian Council for Aeronautics (1941 - 1947)

Member of Council to 1947

 Jack Finlay National Award, Institution of Engineering and Technology (Australia) (1961 - )

Awarded the first Jack Finlay National Award 1961.

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

President 1935 - 1936

 Optical Munitions Panel (1940 - 1945)

Served on the Panel, 1940 - 1945, providing expertise in optics, and managing its work through the National standards Laborartory 1940 - 1945

 Australian National Research Council (ANRC) (1919 - 1955)

Honorary Treasurer 1954

 National Standards Laboratory - CSIR/O, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1939 - 1973)

Officer-in-Charge Metrology Section 1939 - 1945: Officer-in-Charge National Standards Laboratory 21 May 1940 - 30 June 1958; Director 1 July 1958 - 21 July 1961

 CSIR Metrology Section, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1939 - 1945)

Officer-in-Charge 1939 - 1945

 Esserman, Norman Abraham (18960724-19821105)

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 'Esserman, Norman Abraham', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Esserman, Norman Abraham 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 Resource Section: Esserman, Norman Abraham Esserman, Norman Abraham Australian Science Archives Project 1997 The Giant's Eye: the Optical Munitions Exhibition A Bright Sparcs Exhibition Resource Section: Esserman, Norman Abraham Esserman, Norman Abraham Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Book: A History of Defence Science in Australia Wisdom, John A History of Defence Science in Australia Melbourne Defence Science and Technology Organisation 1995 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 Journal Article: Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Bolton, H. C. Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1990 Bright Sparcs Exhibition Papers Norman Abraham Esserman - Records University of Sydney, Archives Norman Abraham Esserman - Records P 19 Small collection of records [P 19]. Esserman, Norman Abraham Portrait Esserman, Norman Abraham Portrait Royal Society of Victoria Presidential Portrait

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