P001680 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-31 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001680b.htm person Harris Leonard Michael OBE AACR2 6 May 1908 5 May 2003 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death North Balwyn, Victoria, Australia Radio engineer Len Harris joined the Postmaster-General's Department in1926 and remained there for his entire working life. Initially he was a cadet engineer, but after completing his Bachelor of Science in 1930 was appointed engineer within the research laboratories. Harris went on to produce a microphone used for ABC radio's inaugural broadcast, set up the ABC studios in Canberra and Sydney and worked on the enlargement of the Bass Strait submarine cable. In 1959 Harris moved to the long-line equipment section where he was responsible for contracting Australia's first broadband system. He was also founder of the Radio Research Board which funded radio research in Australian universities. 1930 1930 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1930 1973 Career position - Research Engineer, Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) 1939 1939 Career position - Set up the ABC studios in Canberra and Sydney 1955 1960? Supervising Engineer, Long Line Equipment, Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) 1960 1964 Career position - Assistant Engineer-in-Chief of Research, Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) 1964 1973 Career position - First Assistant Director-General of Planning and Research, Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) 1970 1975 Career position - Chairman, Radio Research Board 1 Jan 1972 1 Jan 1972 Award - Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) - 1st Assistant Director-General - PMG Department Research Laboratories, Postmaster-General's Department

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 Harris, Leonard Michael (19080506-20030505)

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 'Harris, Leonard Michael', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Harris, Leonard Michael Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Newspaper Article: Obituary: Leonard Michael Harris, OBE, Research Engineer Harris, Adrian Obituary: Leonard Michael Harris, OBE, Research Engineer 2003 The Age Resource Section: Harris, Leonard Michael Harris, Leonard Michael Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Journal Article: The Research Laboratories of the Postmaster-General's Department Harris, L. M. The Research Laboratories of the Postmaster-General's Department 1963 Telecommunication Journal of Australia 14 2 160-164