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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2000-11-23 human Helen Morgan; Ken McInnes updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003118b.htm person Bishop Arthur Ernest AM HonFIEAust FTSE AACR2 24 October 1917 21 June 2006 Place of Birth Roseville, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Late of Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Engineer Arthur Bishop worked for the Department of Aircraft Production during World War II and developed landing gear steering and 'shimmy' control of military aircraft. He went on to become principal of A. E. Bishop and Associates, Sydney, now the Bishop Technology Group. At the time of his death, Arthur Bishop held more than 300 patents in 17 countries, and one in five of the world's cars used some aspect of his variable ratio, rack and pinion power steering technologies. 1936 1936 Career event - Student Member (StudIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1941 1945 Career position - Department of Aircraft Production Botany Annexe 1946 1969 Career position - Chief Engineer with L.B.L. Pty Ltd [Developed his variable ratio hydraulic steering for aircraft nose wheels, later used by US Air Force and US Navy] 1950 1950 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1955 1956 Career position - Director of Research and Development at Houdaville Hershey Corp., USA 1956 Career position - Director of A. E. Bishop and Associates, Sydney (now the Bishop Technology Group) 1968 Career position - Principal of A. E. Bishop and Associates 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] 1982 1982 Award - A G M Michell Medal, Mechanical Engineering College, Institution of Engineers Australia 1983 1983 Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1984 1984 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - in recognition of service to mechanical engineering, particularly in the field of automobile steering technology. 1987 2006 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 1991 1991 Award - Bradfield Award, Institution of Engineers Australia [Presented to Arthur Bishop's company] 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in mechanical and production engineering 2003 2003 Award - Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal - Career Achievement Award in Engineering. Institution of Engineers Australia Institution of Engineers, Australia (1919 - )

Elected Honorary Fellow 1983

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 1987 - 2006

 Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1922 - )

Awarded the Medal 2003.

 A. G. M. Michell Medal, College of Mechanical Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Australia (1978 - )

Awarded the Medal 1982.

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 Bishop, Arthur Ernest (19171024-)

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 'Bishop, Arthur Ernest', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bishop, Arthur Ernest Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Report: Engineers Australia Annual Report 2003 Institution of Engineers Australia Engineers Australia Annual Report 2003 2003 Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Report: Annual Report 1983 [Sixty-fourth Annual Report] Institution of Engineers Australia Annual Report 1983 [Sixty-fourth Annual Report] 1984 Resource Section: Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage : Biographies Engineering Heritage Australia 2024 Engineering Heritage Australia : wiki website Edited Book: Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Engineers Australia Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders Barton, A.C.T. Institution of Engineers, Australia 2019 Journal Article: The Unknown Genius: Arthur Bishop Rozycki, Jack The Unknown Genius: Arthur Bishop 2002 Australian Geographic 68 October-December 118-119 Article: Arthur Bishop Rudder, D. Arthur Bishop D Hub 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