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Harris, Leonard Michael (1908 - 2003)

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Radio engineer
Born: 6 May 1908  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 5 May 2003  North Balywn, Victoria, Australia.
Leonard Michael Harris joined the Postmaster-General’s Department in1926 and remained there for his entire working life. Initially he was a cadet engineer, but after completing his Bachelor of Science in 1930 was appointed engineer within the research laboratories. Harris went on to produce a microphone used for ABC radio’s inaugural broadcast, set up the ABC studios in Canberra and Sydney and worked on the enlargement of the Bass Strait submarine cable. In 1959 Harris moved to the long-line equipment section where he was responsible for contracting Australia’s first broadband system. He was also founder of the Radio Research Board which funded radio research in Australian universities.

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1930Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1930 - 1973Research Engineer in the Commonweatlh Post Master General's Department (PMG)
1939Set up the ABC studios in Canberra and Sydney
1955 - 1960?Supervising Engineer for Long Line Equipment in the Commonweatlh Post Master General's Department (PMG)
1960 - 1964Assistant Engineer-in-Chief of Research in the Commonweatlh Post Master General's Department (PMG)
1964 - 1973First Assistant Director-General of Planning and Research in the Commonweatlh Post Master General's Department (PMG)
1970 - 1975Chairman of the Radio Research Board
1972Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

 
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