[ { "post_id": "449", "post_category_id": "85", "post_title": "Jeff Whittle Obituary", "post_content_short": "Jeff Whittle AO FACS passed away on 5th<\/sup> February 2024 at the age of 93. His legacy is profound and not only in IT. He was\n\tmade an Officer (AO) of the general division of the Order of Australia for \"Distinguished service to the information technology sector and\n\tthe mining industry, particularly through the development of industry standard computer programs for strategic mine planning and\n\toptimisation”.\n\n
", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/449\/Photo-of-Jeff-Whittle.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2024\/jeff-whittle-obituary\/", "post_date": "2024-03-05 03:11:00" }, { "post_id": "429", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "Vale Ariel Liebman", "post_content_short": "<\/strong>Professor Ariel Liebman was a key supporter of Australia 4.0. He worked at the intersection of ICT and the future renewable\ngrid. Ariel was going to moderate one of the Australia 4.0 sessions but, since he was to be overseas at the time, he arranged for other colleagues to assist. Sadly, Ariel passed away after a brief illness on November 9th<\/sup> 2023 and will be sorely missed by his\nfamily, friends and colleagues.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/429\/Ariel-Liebman-720x720.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/vale-ariel-liebman\/", "post_date": "2023-11-19 02:39:00" }, { "post_id": "420", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "Vale Harry Wragge AM", "post_content_short": "<\/strong>Many of us recall Harry as the crusty but jovial former head of TRL – Telecom Research Labs, for many years. His passing on\n31 July at age 93 marks the end of an era when Telecom Australia dominated all aspects of Telecommunications in Australia. ", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/420\/wragge.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/vale-harry-wragge-am-1929-2023\/", "post_date": "2023-07-31 04:41:00" }, { "post_id": "413", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "Vale Max Burnet OAM (1941-2023)", "post_content_short": "Max was a graduate of the University of Melbourne and spent four years at Weapons Research Establishment in Salisbury (South Australia)\nbefore returning to Melbourne to start Digital Equipment’s Australian operations in 1967. Max was pioneer in the recognition and retention\nof our computing heritage and an authority on early Australian-made computers.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/413\/max-burnet.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/vale-max-burnet-1941-2023\/", "post_date": "2023-06-16 22:00:00" }, { "post_id": "409", "post_category_id": "77", "post_title": "Vale Brian Finn AO - 1937-2023", "post_content_short": "One of Australia’s outstanding ICT pioneers, Brian Finn passed this week.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/409\/Brian-Finn.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2023\/vale-brian-finn-ao-1937-2023\/", "post_date": "2023-04-20 04:59:00" }, { "post_id": "206", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Vale Clive Finkelstein", "post_content_short": "One of Australia's foremost computer scientists passed away peacefully in Perth on the 12th<\/sup> September 2021. Recognised for his\nwork in defining Information Engineering, when he presented the concept at the 1980 IFIPS conference in Melbourne. Clive was elevated to\nthe Pearcey Hall of Fame in 2008<\/a> at a memorable ceremony in Sydney.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/206\/Clive-Finkelstein.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2021\/vale-clive-finkelstein\/", "post_date": "2021-09-12 09:36:00" }, { "post_id": "209", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Vale Prof. Reg Coutts", "post_content_short": "Reg Coutts, 2018 Pearcey Hall of Fame, was an ebullient character, well known in telecommunications and ICT circles, always\nself-deprecating, always positive and constructive about his colleagues. Reg was an effective, well-liked and respected leader in\nAustralian ICT, whose sense of humour was infectious. Reg will be missed by many Australians - he made a real contribution to our great\nnation.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/209\/Reg-Coutts.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2021\/vale-prof-reg-coutts\/", "post_date": "2021-08-30 09:56:00" }, { "post_id": "5", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Vale Graeme Philipson", "post_content_short": "It’s with great sadness that the Pearcey Foundation learnt of the sudden death this week of renowned IT journalist, historian, writer and\nresearcher Graeme Philipson.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/5\/heritage-project-speakers-graeme-pPhilipson-500px.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2021\/vale-graeme-philipson\/", "post_date": "2021-02-27 00:00:00" }, { "post_id": "212", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Vale Dr Terry Cutler", "post_content_short": "Terry Cutler (1948-2020) FATSE PhD Econ History (UNSW), BA History (Melb Uni), passed away on 3 July in Melbourne. Terry was a remarkable\ncontributor to the ICT sector.  During 2008 he chaired the Australian Government's Review of the National Innovation System which\nculminated in the Report, Venturous Australia.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/212\/dr-terry-cutler.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2020\/vale-dr-terry-cutler\/", "post_date": "2020-07-04 11:15:00" }, { "post_id": "221", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Passing of two Australian greats - John Deane and Arthur Sale", "post_content_short": "John Deane and Arthur Sale where outstanding contributors to Australia's ICT. John was both a researcher in areas including smart wireless\nnetworks and a historian. Arthur was at the forefront of ICT acedemia in Tasmania for over 25 years.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/221\/John-Fraser-Deane.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2020\/passing-of-two-australian-greats-john-deane-and-arthur-sale\/", "post_date": "2020-05-20 03:10:00" }, { "post_id": "228", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Vale Barry de Ferranti", "post_content_short": "One of Australia's great ICT pioneers Prof Barry de Ferranti passed away in late January 2019 at the age of 90. Barry had a great sustained\ninvolvement with Sydney University where he did his Science and Engineering Degrees (1946-50).", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/228\/Barry-de-Ferranti.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2019\/vale-barry-de-ferranti\/", "post_date": "2019-01-29 09:30:00" }, { "post_id": "229", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Vale John O'Neil", "post_content_short": "Our 2005 Pearcey Hall of Famer, John O'Neil AO<\/a>, passed away on 21 August 2018 aged 83. John was best known\nfor his work at Control Data and close working relationship with the late Trevor Robinson AM, our 1999 Pearcey Medallist. We send our\ncondolences to John's wife Dr Jo O'Neil and their family.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/229\/John-ONeil.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2018\/vale-john-oneil\/", "post_date": "2018-08-21 12:45:00" }, { "post_id": "235", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Vale Brenda Aynsley OAM", "post_content_short": "A very brave Australian stalwart of the ICT industry has left us. Brenda was a pioneer in promoting women in ICT by example. Based in\nAdelaide, she influenced our national and international reputation over a sustained lifetime of commitment including a two year role as\nPresident of the Australian Computer Society (2013-2015).", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/235\/Brenda-Ansley-OAM.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2018\/vale-brenda-aynsley-oam\/", "post_date": "2018-08-12 13:30:00" }, { "post_id": "239", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Dr Mal Bryce Passes Away", "post_content_short": "Former WA deputy premier and 2012 Pearcey Medalist<\/a> Mal Bryce has been remembered\nas "ahead of his time and a champion of innovation and technology" after the long-serving Labor stalwart died at the age of 74,\non the 3rd March 2018.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/239\/Mal-Bryce.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2018\/dr-mal-bryce-passes-away\/", "post_date": "2018-03-03 11:45:00" }, { "post_id": "243", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Emeritus Professor Peter Poole passes away August 2017", "post_content_short": "Emeritus Professor Peter Poole passed away peacefully in Perth on 19 August 2017, in the company of his daughters, and three of his seven\ngrandchildren. He was a pioneering leader at the University of Melbourne<\/strong> and elevated to the Pearcey Hall of Fame\nin 2010<\/strong>.\nProf. Poole's legacy will continue to influence the ongoing activities of the School of Computing and Information Systems, and the\nUniversity of Melbourne as a whole.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/243\/poole-peter-c1985.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2017\/emeritus-professor-peter-poole-passes-away-august-2017\/", "post_date": "2017-08-19 08:48:00" }, { "post_id": "248", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Passing of Frank Hirst", "post_content_short": "It is a sad day for Australia's ICT industry with the passing of one of Australia's early computer pioneers, Frank Hirst. After service in\nWorld War II, Frank completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne and in 1954 was appointed to head the university's newly formed\nComputation Laboratory.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/248\/Frank-Hirst.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2017\/passing-of-frank-hirst\/", "post_date": "2017-07-02 09:11:00" }, { "post_id": "254", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "Andy Grove, semiconductor pioneer", "post_content_short": "One of the founders of semiconductor giant Intel, Andy Grove, passed away on the 21st March 2016 at the age of 79.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/254\/Andy-Grove-Headpress-14870309.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2016\/andy-grove-semiconductor-pioneer\/", "post_date": "2016-03-21 08:29:00" }, { "post_id": "256", "post_category_id": "27", "post_title": "PC Pioneer Wesley Clark Passes Away", "post_content_short": "PC pioneer, Dr Wesley A. Clark, passed away in February 2016, aged 88. Many of us in Australia may not recall Dr Wesley Clark from the\nLincoln Labs at MIT in Boston, MA who introduced the LINC - the Laboratory Instrument Computer- in 1961.", "post_icon": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/media\/website_posts\/256\/Dr-Wesley-Clark-PC-Pioneer.jpg", "post_content_type": "page", "post_content_url": "https:\/\/www.pearcey.org.au\/blog\/2016\/pc-pioneer-wesley-clark-passes-away\/", "post_date": "2016-02-25 08:33:00" } ]