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Blunden, William Ross (1916 - )

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Mechanical engineer

Born: 18 June 1916 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

William Ross Blunden worked on the CSIRO differential analyser in the early 1950s.

Career Highlights

Born Sydney, 18 June 1916. Educated University of Sydney (BSc, BE). DE. Lieutenant Colonel, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Australian Imperial Force 1940-46; Senior Research Officer, CSIRO 1947-52; Scientific Adviser to the Australian Military Board 1952-56; Foundation Professor of Traffic Engineering, University of New South Wales 1956-81, Emeritus Professor from 1981. Institution of Engineers (Australia) Inaugural Medal in Transport Engineering.

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003378. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 6 December 2006

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