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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-08-31 human Rebecca Rigby; Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-09 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005253b.htm person Pritchard Edward AACR2 26 August 1930 16 August 2007 Place of Birth Caulfield, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Kew, Victoria, Australia Engineer Inventor Educator Ted Pritchard devoted his career to promoting the environmental benefits of steam-power over internal combustion engines. In 1964 his company Pritchard Steam Power Pty Ltd retrofitted a 1963 Ford Falcon with a steam engine of his own design. In 1978 he produced, with funding from the Victorian government, an advanced Pritchard Steam Engine. Although several car manufacturing companies showed interest in his designs, he was not able to secure a backer for his steam engine. In 2007 he completed the design of his final engine the S5000 (steam five kilowatts) designed to burn low-grade solid fuel, such as coconut husks or straw, and produce steam, heat, electricity, distil water, or drive anything with a belt. He passed away before the prototype was finished. For many years, Pritchard also lectured at RMIT in mechanical engineering and thermodynamics.

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 Pritchard, Edward (19300826-20070816)

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 'Pritchard, Edward (Ted)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pritchard, Edward (Ted) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: The Australian-designed car built to steamroll the establishment Bowen, Tyson The Australian-designed car built to steamroll the establishment drive.com.au 2022 Journal Article: And Now Full Steam Ahead [Pritchard Steam Car] Institution of Engineers Australia And Now Full Steam Ahead [Pritchard Steam Car] 1977 The Chartered Engineer Victoria 8 Newspaper Article: All steamed-up to drive home his power point McCann, Michael All steamed-up to drive home his power point 2007 The Age 16

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