Chapter 13
I Colonial Origins
II First World War
III Between The World Wars
IV The Second World War
i Optical Munitions
ii Aircraft
iii Armour
iv Radar
v Tropic Proofing
V Post-second World War
VI After The Joint Project
VII Science And Decisions At The Top
VIII Armed Services Technology
IX New Tasks And Projects
X Transfer Of Research And Development
XI Acknowledgement
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Tropic Proofing (continued)
Australian technologists were brought into contact with urgent enquiries proceeding overseas, especially in the United Kingdom and in the United States later in the War. In particular, the early development of the Whittle jet-engine, in which Australian engineers participated, brought exciting new projects back home.
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