P003465 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003465b.htm person Crompton James Woodhouse AACR2 29 February 1924 12 November 2019 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Place of Death late of Estia Health, Toorak Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Engineer James Woodhouse Crompton BE ME FIEAust, was group leader responsible for the development of the Ikara shipboard command transmitter, tracking receiver and tracking antenna developed at the Weapons Research Establishment in the 1960s. c. 1944 c. 1944 Education - Bachelor of Engineering (BE), University of Adelaide 1945 1945 Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant, Australian Infantry Forces c. 1950 c. 1950 Education - Master of Engineering (ME), Imperial College, London 1951 1959 Career position - Scientific Officer, Weapons Research Establishment (WRE), Salisbury, South Australia 1959 1960 Career position - Physical Sciences Representative, Department of Supply, London 1960 1963 Career position - Principal Officer, various Groups, Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) 1962 1962 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1963 1965 Career position - Head, School of Applied Physics, South Australian Institute of Technology 1965 1969 Career position - Principal Officer, various Groups, Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] 1970 1978 Career position - Superintendent, Systems Analysis Division, Weapons Research Establishment (WRE) 1972 1972 Career event - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1974 1974 Career position - Chairman, South Australian Division, Institution of Engineers Australia 1978 1984 Career position - Director, Weapons Systems Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), South Australia Weapons Systems Research Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1991)

Director 1978 - 1984

 Weapons Research Establishment, Commonwealth of Australia (1955 - 1978)

Superintendent, Systems Analysis Division 1970 - 1978; Principal Officer, various Groups 1960 - 1963 and 1965 - 1969; Scientific Officer 1951 - 1959;

 Crompton, Robert Woodhouse (1926 - 2022) Crompton, James W (1924-)

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