TOOLS OF SCIENCE
A series of meetings
hosted by The Physics Museum,
The University of Queensland
For students, scientists,
engineers, historians of science and technology, teachers,
collectors, and all those fascinated by old scientific instruments
| April
29 Chris Nurser |
Quartz
Crystals in Electronics A talk on the history of the role of the quartz crystal in communications and time keeping. |
| Chris trained
as a radio technician with the Department of Civil Aviation (now Airservices
Australia). His whole working life of 42 years was spent with this organisation.
During this time Chris was responsible for maintaining radio communication
systems and navigation aids for air traffic control. He had 5 years supporting
long range radar and bright display systems and over twenty five years in
supporting computer systems responsible for message switching. At the time
of his retirement he was managing a group of engineers responsible for supporting
and developing software for briefing messaging involved in pre-departure
systems. Chris gained an Associate Diploma in Mathematics and Computing in 1980. |
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