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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker; Ken McInnes updated 2026-05-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003482b.htm person Davis Edward Bruce AACR2 29 October 1920 12 June 2004 Place of Birth Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Blacktown Hospital, Late of Chester Hill, New South Wales, Australia Electrical engineer Edward Bruce Davis, BSc MIEAust, was Chief Superintendent, of the Engineering Wing, Weapons Research Establishment / Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Defence Research Centre, Salisbury from 1966 to 1981. He was responsible for the design of equipment for the Woomera Range and for extensive support for the whole of WRE. A group he headed during the 1960s studied problems of near real time processing of large amounts of data and the extraction of weak signals from clutter and noise. From 1983 to 1989, he was Chairman, Federal Communications Advisory Committee. He was also a Councillor of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Central Section) Inc. in South Australia. c. 1940 c. 1940 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) 1941 1946 Military service - Second World War. Lieutenant, Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve 1946 1952 Career position - Engineer, Postmaster-General's Department 1949 1949 Career event - Junior Member (JrIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1953 1957 Career position - Senior Engineer, Postmaster-General's Department 1955 1955 Career event - Associate Member (AMIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia 1959 1962 Career position - Principal Engineer, Communications section, Weapons Research Establishment, Salisbury 1962 1966 Career position - Superintendent, Electronics and Communications Division, Weapons Research Establishment, Salisbury 1966 1978 Career position - Chief Superintendent, Engineering Wing, Weapons Research Establishment, Salisbury 13 Sep 1968 13 Sep 1968 Career event - Member (MIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia [Former Associate Members were designated Members on this date.] 1978 1981 Career position - Chief Superintendent, Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Defence Research Centre, Salisbury 1982 1984 Career position - Visiting Fellow, Division of Manufacturing Technology, CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) 1983 1989 Career position - Chairman, Federal Communications Advisory Committee Boswell, Robert William McGregor (1911 - 1976)

Davis headed the WRE Engineering Wing, under Boswell, during the 1960s.

 CSIRO Division of Manufacturing Technology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1980 - 1997)

Visiting Fellow, CSIRO Division of Manufacturing Technology, 1982 - 1984

 Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Defence Research Centre Salisbury (1978 - 1987)

Chief Superintendent, 1978 - 1981

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

Chief Superintendent, Electronics and Communications Division, 1962 - 1978; Superintendent, Electronics and Communications Division 1962 - 1966; Principal engineer, Communications Section 1959 - 1962.

 Davis, Edward Bruce (19201029-)

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 'Davis, Edward Bruce', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Davis, Edward Bruce Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Project Mercury: Australia's contribution to the world-wide tracking and communications network. [A symposium] Davis, E. B.; McLeod, J. T.; Jenvey, W. W. Project Mercury: Australia's contribution to the world-wide tracking and communications network. [A symposium] 1963 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 35 7-8 151-170 Journal Article: The Woomera communications network Davis, E. B. The Woomera communications network Institution of Engineers Australia 1961 Electrical and Mechanical Transactions EM3 2 53-68 Journal Article: Some aspects of rocket vehicle launching at Woomera for the European Launcher Development Organisation Davis, E. B.; Lamprey, J. E. H. Some aspects of rocket vehicle launching at Woomera for the European Launcher Development Organisation 1964 Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia 36 4-5 69-82 Resource: A6769 Service Cards for Navy Officers, 1911-1970 CA 38, Navy Office [IV], Department of the Navy [II]; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office A6769 Service Cards for Navy Officers, 1911-1970 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch 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