Historical Views

Special contributions from Friends of Pearcey


Sep 22, 2020

The rise and fall of semiconductor manufacturing in Australia

Guest blog by Bernie O’Shannessy

Following the invention and development of the transistor in the late1940’s in the USA, the CSIRO began research into semiconductors.

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Sep 3, 2020

The Role of the ICT Community in the Future Resilience and Self-Reliance of Australia

Guest blog by Jordan Green

On August 9th the Pearcey Foundation hosted a Conversation on the Role of the ICT Community in the Future Resilience and Self-reliance of Australia.

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Jun 16, 2020

Book Review – A Thread Across The Ocean: The Heroic Story of the Transatlantic Cable. By John Steele Gordon

Guest Blog by Sonja Bernhardt OAM

A gripping, masterly telling of a vastly important, but oft forgotten part of our technological history. This is a story of a monumental technological and engineering feat that set the stage for international infrastructure and communications, yet today many do not even think how or why it happened.

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