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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003835b.htm person Packham David Roy AM AACR2 23 May 1939 Chemist David Roy Packham and Peet (qv) developed an aerial ignition system in 1966 for controlled burning in forests, using a fixed-wing aircraft flying a grid pattern and dropping special incendiary devices at predetermined points. The incendiary devices were small polystyrene tubes containing solid potassium permanganate into which ethylene glycol was injected mechanically just before dropping. 1962 1981 Career position - Principal Research Scientist with CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) 1964 1964 Education - Diploma of Applied Chemistry (DipAppChem), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 1973 1973 Education - Master of Applied Science (MAppSc), Victoria Institute of Colleges 1981 1985 Career position - Director of the National Rural Fire Research Centre at Chisholm Institute 1985 1987 Career position - Deputy Director of the Department of Defence, Australian Counter Disaster College 1987 Career position - Supervisor of the Rural Fire Weather Services at the Bureau of Meteorology Packham, David (19390523-)

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 'Packham, David Roy', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Packham, David Roy Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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