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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-08-20 human Carolyn Rasmussen updated 2025-12-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006546b.htm person Rasmussen Carolyn AACR2 1948 Biographer Science historian Carolyn Rasmussen is an historian and biographer whose interests include the history of science and technology and the institutions associated with them.

Educated at the University of Melbourne where she is currently an Honorary Fellow, her work as a public historian since 1985 has ranged over the history of Victorian public institutions, the history of science and technology, education history, the involvement of women in all of the above, and biography. She is chair of the Victorian Working Party of the Australian Dictionary of Biography. Science and technology publications include Vital Connections: Melbourne and its Board of Works 1891 to 1991, (with Tony Dingle), (1991), A Museum for the People: A history of Museum Victoria and its predecessors, 1854-2000 , (2001), Increasing Momentum: Engineering at the University of Melbourne 1861-2004 , (2004), Double Helix, Double Joy: David Danks the Father of Clinical Genetics in Australia, (2010).

 'Rasmussen, Carolyn', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rasmussen, Carolyn Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Walcott, Richard Henry (1870-1936), mineralogist and museum curator Rasmussen, Carolyn Walcott, Richard Henry (1870-1936), mineralogist and museum curator Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2005 Australian dictionary of biography: supplement 1580 - 1980, with a name index to the Australian dictionary of biography to 1980 Christopher Cunneen 394 Book: Milestones in the history of the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne Rasmussen, Carolyn Milestones in the history of the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne Carlton (Vic.) University of Melbourne and ASUTEHC 2003 Book: Increasing Momentum: Engineering at the University of Melbourne, 1861-2004 Rasmussen, Carolyn Increasing Momentum: Engineering at the University of Melbourne, 1861-2004 Carlton University of Melbourne 2004 Newspaper Article: Increasing momentum: the origins of engineering at the University of Melbourne Rasmussen, Carolyn Increasing momentum: the origins of engineering at the University of Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2004 UniNews 4-5 Book: Double Helix, Double Joy: David Danks, the Father of Clinical Genetics in Australia Rasmussen, Carolyn; with Danks, Alister Double Helix, Double Joy: David Danks, the Father of Clinical Genetics in Australia Carlton, Vic. Melbourne University Press 2010 Journal Article: Science was so Much More Interesting: a Snapshot of Career Patterns for Women Graduating in Science and Medicine in Melbourne in the 1930s Rasmussen, Carolyn Science was so Much More Interesting: a Snapshot of Career Patterns for Women Graduating in Science and Medicine in Melbourne in the 1930s 1992 McClintock Memos 23 28-32 Book Section: Science was so Much More Exciting: Six Women in the Physical Sciences Rasmussen, Carolyn Science was so Much More Exciting: Six Women in the Physical Sciences Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 105-131 Journal Article: A Tale of Two Bridges: The Hawthorn Bridge Controversy 1929-1930 Rasmussen, Carolyn A Tale of Two Bridges: The Hawthorn Bridge Controversy 1929-1930 1992 Victorian Historical Journal 63 1 31 - 44 Book Section: Borrie, Edwin Fullarton (1894-1968), civil engineer and town planner Rasmussen, Carolyn; Dingle, Tony Borrie, Edwin Fullarton (1894-1968), civil engineer and town planner Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 223-224 Book Section: Lush, Dora Mary (1910-1943), bacteriologist Rasmussen, Carolyn Lush, Dora Mary (1910-1943), bacteriologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2000 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie John Ritchie 137-138 Book: Vital Connections: Melbourne and its Board of Works 1891 - 1991 Rasmussen, Carolyn and Dingle, Tony Vital Connections: Melbourne and its Board of Works 1891 - 1991 Ringwood, Victoria McPhee Gribble 1991 Book Section: Tiegs, Oscar Werner (1897-1956), professor of zoology Rasmussen, Carolyn Tiegs, Oscar Werner (1897-1956), professor of zoology Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 393-394 Book Section: A Metallurgist Looks at Russia: Professor J. Neill Greenwood and the Soviet Union Rasmussen, Carolyn A Metallurgist Looks at Russia: Professor J. Neill Greenwood and the Soviet Union Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2008 Political Tourists: Australian Travellers to the Soviet Union in the 1920s-1940s Fitzpatrick, S and Rasmussen, C 78 - 101 Book Section: "Constructive Work": The Engineering Profession in Australia and World War I Rasmussen, Carolyn "Constructive Work": The Engineering Profession in Australia and World War I Carlton, Victoria Melbourne University Press 2019 The First World War, the Universities and the Professions in Australia 1914-1939 Darian-Smith, K and Waghorne, J Journal Article: How Can a Museum Collect Dead Things and Remain Alive? Reflections on the History of Museum Victoria Rasmussen, Carolyn How Can a Museum Collect Dead Things and Remain Alive? Reflections on the History of Museum Victoria 2012 Circa: the Journal of Professional Historians 2102 3 63-73 Resource Section: Medicine Rasmussen, Carolyn Medicine 2014 The Encyclopaedia of Women and Leadership in Twentieth-Century Australia Resource: Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne: A Historic Compendium Rasmussen, Carolyn and Tropea, Rachel Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne: A Historic Compendium Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2001 Conference Paper: Hardware and Health: The Danks family of Melbourne with special emphasis on Professor David Danks, 'Father of Clinical Genetics in Australia' and founder of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute Rasmussen, Carolyn Hardware and Health: The Danks family of Melbourne with special emphasis on Professor David Danks, 'Father of Clinical Genetics in Australia' and founder of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute 2009 Royal Historical Society of Victoria Conference Paper: "Becoming Doctors" - an historical overview of women in medicine in twentieth century Australia Rasmussen, Carolyn "Becoming Doctors" - an historical overview of women in medicine in twentieth century Australia Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History 2019 Women in Medicine Symposium Conference Paper: "Useless and undesirable'?" Reclaiming the achievements of Australia's first university-trained engineers Rasmussen, Carolyn "Useless and undesirable'?" Reclaiming the achievements of Australia's first university-trained engineers Engineers Australia 2005 Engineering Heritage Branch Book Section: Rubbo, Sydney Dattilo (1911-1969), professor of microbiology Rasmussen, Carolyn Rubbo, Sydney Dattilo (1911-1969), professor of microbiology Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2002 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z John Ritchie and Diane Langmore 143-144 Resource Section: Cameron, Donald, Biographical Entry Rasmussen, Carolyn and Tropea, Rachel Cameron, Donald, Biographical Entry Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2001 Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne Journal Article: Professor Frederick McCoy and the National Museum of Victoria, 1856-1899 Rasmussen, Carolyn Professor Frederick McCoy and the National Museum of Victoria, 1856-1899 2001 The Victorian naturalist 117 5 230-239 Resource Section: From the Significant to the Indispensible: The Working Lives of Seventeen Figures in the History of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Rasmussen, Carolyn From the Significant to the Indispensible: The Working Lives of Seventeen Figures in the History of the Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works Australian National University 2019 Australian dictionary of biography Book: Lauriston: 100 Years of Educating Girls, 1901-2000 Rasmussen, Carolyn Lauriston: 100 Years of Educating Girls, 1901-2000 Wahroonga, N.S.W. Helicon Press 1999 Book: A Museum for the people: a History of Museum Victoria and its predecessor institutions, 1854-2000 Rasmussen, Carolyn et al. A Museum for the people: a History of Museum Victoria and its predecessor institutions, 1854-2000 Carlton North, Victoria Scribe Publications 2001