P001782 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 [P004098]; Ken McInnes updated 2026-04-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P001782b.htm person Prentice Sydney Arthur AO HonFIEAust AACR2 26 November 1908 9 May 2002 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death late of Brookfield Village, formerly of Taringa, Queensland, Australia Electrical engineer Engineering historian Sydney Prentice, AO MEE BSc HonFIEAust, was the founding Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Queensland from 1950 until his retirement in 1974. He was a prolific researcher and produced a large number of technical and scientific papers, related to electrical engineering and to engineering history. The "Prentice Computer Centre" at the University of Queensland, which commemorates his name, was set up in 1962 largely as a result of his efforts. 1931 1931 Education - Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE), University of Melbourne 1931 1931 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1931 1937 Career position - Demonstrator in electrical engineering, University of Melbourne 1935 1935 Award - Edward Noyes Prize, Institution of Engineers Australia [shared with J R Callow and W W Miller] 1936 1936 Award - Robert Bage Memorial Scholarship, Engineering. University of Melbourne 1937 1940 Career position - Engineer, State Electricity Commission, Victoria 1938 1938 Education - Master of Electrical Engineering (MEE), University of Melbourne 1938 1938 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1940 1945 Career position - Seconded to Directorate of Radio and Signal Supplies, Department of Munitions 1945 1950 Career position - Engineer, Power Production Department, State Electricity Commission, Victoria 1947 1947 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1950 1974 Career position - Professor of electrical engineering, University of Queensland, 1960 1960 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1960 1960 Award - Electrical Engineering Prize, Institution of Engineers Australis 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Members were designated Fellows on this date.] 1973 1973 Award - Prokof Divis Society Medal, Czechoslovakia 1975 1975 Award - The Institution Award, Institution of Engineers Australia 1977 1977 Award - Doctor of Engineering (DEng), honoris causa, University of Melbourne 1978 1978 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for services related to electrical engineering 1988 1988 Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia Electrical Association Premium, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - 1975)

Awarded the Electrical Engineering prize 1960, for the paper "Thunderstorms in the Brisbane area", Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia, vol.32, no.3, Mar 1960, pp.33-45.

 The Institution Award, Institution of Engineers Australia (1963 - )

Awarded the prize 1975, for the paper "Comparison of lightning fault rates and lightning intensity - 33kV Transmission System", Electrical Engineering Transactions, Vol. EE11, No. 1, 1975, pp.1-5.

 The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Founding Professor of Electrical Engineering, 1950 - 1974

 Barnard, Mildred Macfarlan (1908 - 2000)

Sydney and Mildred were husband and wife

 Advisory Council - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1950 - 1986)

Member 1964-1969

 Prentice, S A (1908-)

Trove

 'Prentice, Sydney Arthur', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Prentice, Sydney Arthur Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: 19th Annual General Meeting - Minutes [Melbourne, 21st March 1939] Institution of Engineers Australia 19th Annual General Meeting - Minutes [Melbourne, 21st March 1939] 1939 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 11 4 146-147 Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Journal Article: Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1975: R. W. Chapman Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Chemical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; Management Engineering Prize; Industrial Engineering Prize; Institution Award. 1976: Edward Noyes Prize; J. R. Bainton Prize; R. J. N. Franki Medal] Institution News and Notes - Prizes [1975: R. W. Chapman Medal; Warren Memorial Prize; Electrical Engineering Prize; Chemical Engineering Prize; Mechanical Engineering Prize; Management Engineering Prize; Industrial Engineering Prize; Institution Award. 1976: Edward Noyes Prize; J. R. Bainton Prize; R. J. N. Franki Medal] 1976 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 48 3-4 11 Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Report: Forty-second Annual Report [1961] Institution of Engineers Australia Forty-second Annual Report [1961] 1962 Journal Article: Some wartime problems with electrical insulating materials (Discussions and communications) Prentice, S. A. (Dobbie, L. G.) Some wartime problems with electrical insulating materials (Discussions and communications) 1945 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 17 10-12 227 Resource Section: Prentice, Sydney Arthur Prentice, Sydney Arthur Australian Science Archives Project 1995 Physics in Australia to 1945 R.W. Home, with the assistance of Paula J. Needham Report: Annual Report 1988 Institution of Engineers Australia Annual Report 1988 1989 Book Section: Corbett, Arthur Brownlow (1877-1970), engineer and administrator Prentice, S. A. Corbett, Arthur Brownlow (1877-1970), engineer and administrator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 500-501 Book Section: Barton, Edward Gustavus Campbell (1857-1942), engineer Prentice, S. A. Barton, Edward Gustavus Campbell (1857-1942), engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 124-125 Journal Article: Nineteenth Century Queensland Engineers Prentice, S. A.; George, W. I.; and Richard, E. L. Nineteenth Century Queensland Engineers 1985 Technical Papers (Institution of Engineers Australia, Queensland Division) 26 18 7-15 Book Section: L'Estrange, William Mandeville Ellis (1868-1951), electrical engineer Prentice, S. A. L'Estrange, William Mandeville Ellis (1868-1951), electrical engineer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie John Ritchie 86-87 Book: Some references to early professional engineering societies in Queensland (1890-1919) George, W. I.; Prentice, S. A. Some references to early professional engineering societies in Queensland (1890-1919) Brisbane 1989 Journal Article: Electricity in early Brisbane Prentice, S. A. Electricity in early Brisbane 1982 Technical Papers (Institution of Engineers Australia, Queensland Division) 23 19 1-6 Journal Article: The Electrical Research Board : A review of the first twenty years Prentice, S. A.; Christiansen, W. N. The Electrical Research Board : A review of the first twenty years 1965 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 37 12 N121-126 Journal Article: Radio interference from high tension transmission lines Prentice, Sydney Arthur; Callow, Joseph Royal; Miller, William Walter Radio interference from high tension transmission lines 1935 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 7 7 253-260 Journal Article: Some wartime problems with electrical insulating materials Prentice, S. A. Some wartime problems with electrical insulating materials 1945 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 17 10-12 197-204 Journal Article: Thunderstorms in relation to electricity supply in Queensland Prentice, S. A. Thunderstorms in relation to electricity supply in Queensland 1955 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 27 4-5 99-108 Journal Article: Thunderstorms in the Brisbane area Prentice, S. A. Thunderstorms in the Brisbane area 1960 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 32 3 33-45 Journal Article: High Voltage research in relation to power systems in Australia Prentice, S. A.; Parnell, T. M.; Fraser, S. G. High Voltage research in relation to power systems in Australia 1961 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 33 1-2 1-10 Journal Article: Edward Barton 1858-1942 - Pioneer Electrical Engineer Prentice, S A Edward Barton 1858-1942 - Pioneer Electrical Engineer Brisbane Queensland Museum 1988 Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 27 1-110 Journal Article: Nine new Honorary Fellows [Em.Prof. David John Francis Allen-Williams; Prof. Lance Aubrey Endersbee; Kenneth John Kelsall; Steven Kenneth Langley; James Bruce Kirkwood; Em.Prof. Sydney Arthur Prentice; Harold C. Richards; Sir Sydney Schubert; Prof. Howard Knox Worner] Nine new Honorary Fellows [Em.Prof. David John Francis Allen-Williams; Prof. Lance Aubrey Endersbee; Kenneth John Kelsall; Steven Kenneth Langley; James Bruce Kirkwood; Em.Prof. Sydney Arthur Prentice; Harold C. Richards; Sir Sydney Schubert; Prof. Howard Knox Worner] 1988 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 60 42-43 Journal Article: Professor S. A. Prentice [Awarded Prokof Divis Society Medal, Czechoslovakia] Professor S. A. Prentice [Awarded Prokof Divis Society Medal, Czechoslovakia] 1973 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 45 1-2 24 Journal Article: Obituary: Sydney Prentice Darveniza, Mat Obituary: Sydney Prentice 2002 Engineers Australia 74 6 60