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Australian inventions also include a number of weapons or weapons systems, including the woomera, the tank, and the underwater torpedo. In recent years, Australians have been at the forefront of medical technology with inventions including ultrasound , the bionic ear , the first plastic spectacle lenses , the electronic pacemaker , the multi ...
Pages in category "Australian inventions" The following 115 pages are in this category, out of 115 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Henry Sutton (4 September 1855, Ballarat, Victoria – 28 July 1912) was an Australian designer, engineer, and inventor credited with contributions to early developments in electricity, aviation, wireless communication, photography and telephony. [1]: 10 [2]
Edward Thomas Both, OBE (26 April 1908 – 18 November 1987) was an Australian inventor credited with the development of a number of medical, military and general-purpose inventions. These included a low-cost " iron lung ", a humidicrib , the first portable electrocardiograph and the "visitel" – a forerunner to the modern fax machine. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Australian inventors" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Muriel Binney;
Public Domain. Henry Ford is known for many things — the most prominent being mass-manufactured cars and paying workers respectable wages. But his first automobile, made in 1896, was powered by ...
Saying that the Sydney Opera House is a well-known icon of Australia is kind of like saying the Amazon is a creek. The building, which turns 50 years old on October 20, has been given a cultural ...
Lawrence Hargrave, MRAeS, [1] (29 January 1850 – 6 July 1915) [nb 1] was an Australian engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer. He was perhaps best known for inventing the box kite , which was quickly adopted by other aircraft designers and subsequently formed the aerodynamic basis of early biplanes .