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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-03-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003628b.htm person Hirst Frank AACR2 1919 2 July 2017 Computer scientist Frank Hirst was manager of the CSIRAC at the Computation Laboratory, The University of Melbourne from 1956. Frank negotiated the purchase of an IBM 7044/1401 system for the University to replace CSIRAC in 1963 and continued to head the joint academic department and greatly expanded service operation. In 1972 he moved to the Unviersity of Adelaide as the foundation professor of Cpomputing Science. He retired in 1984. He was active in the formation of the Victorian Computer Society which subsequently joined with other state based groups to form the Australian Computer Soceity. 1954 Career position - Appointed head of the Computation Laboratory, The University of Melbourne 1970 1972 Career position - Reader in charge, Department of Information Science, University of Melbourne 1972 1984 Career position - Foundation Chair of Computing, University of Adelaide Department of Computation, The University of Melbourne (1964 - 1971) Australian Computer Society Inc (ACS) (1966 - ) Computation Laboratory, The University of Melbourne (1955 - 1964)

Senior Lecturer the Officer in Charge 1955 - 1969

 Pearcey, Trevor (1919 - 1998) CSIRAC (1949 - ) Hirst, F

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 'Hirst, Frank', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hirst, Frank Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Passing of Frank Hirst: Computer pioneer Professor Frank Hirst close collaborator with Trevor Pearcey & CSIRAC passes Anon. Passing of Frank Hirst: Computer pioneer Professor Frank Hirst close collaborator with Trevor Pearcey & CSIRAC passes Pearcey Foundation 2017 Vale 2017, Pearcey Foundation Resource Section: Vale Frank Hirst: Remembering an Australian computing pioneer. Pollitt, Edward Vale Frank Hirst: Remembering an Australian computing pioneer. Australian Computer Society 2017 ACS Information Age [ACS News] Resource Section: Frank Hirst, Computer Scientist & CSIRAC Specialist (1919-2017) Demand, David Frank Hirst, Computer Scientist & CSIRAC Specialist (1919-2017) Melbourne Museums Victoria 2007 Museum Victoria collections - articles Resource: CSIRAC archives guide to records Ron Bowles; Jurij Semkiwj; John Spencer; and Judith Hughes CSIRAC archives guide to records Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2002 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 Records of CSIRAC Museum Victoria Records of CSIRAC 1940 - 2002 Overview of the collection: Title : Records of CSIRAC Archives Date Range: 1940 - 2002 Creator : CSIRAC (1949 - 1971) Extent : 1.22 metres (1,134 items) Repository: Melbourne Museum, Museum of Victoria Abstract: CSIRAC, designed and built by CSIR scientists, was the first stored-memory electronic computer in Australia. 1.22 m, 1134 items