Anything is Possible: 100 Australian Engineering Leaders

ENGINEERING

“In considering Australia today – where we have come from and where we might be in a generation it is impossible to overstate the impact engineers have made and continue to make. The very things that make Australia unique – including (but not limited to) the vast distances our continent spans, our harsh climate and the deposits of natural resources located in remote areas have created both challenges and opportunities. How we have overcome the challenges and capitalised on those opportunities is, in many ways, a tale of engineering. And it is a tale of the engineers who have, quite literally, built our nation and shaped our society. The ability of engineers to see challenges as problems to be solved rather than insurmountable barriers has turned ideas into real solutions for the Australian people. For individuals, the problem-solving ability has unlocked interesting and rewarding careers. On projects, it has been the difference between faltering at the first hurdle and ultimate success. And, as a nation, it has connected us socially and economically, powered our homes and streets and positioned us to take on the world. This book tells the story of some of those engineers.”

• xv, 136 pages, 11 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour facsimiles, portraits (some colour) ; 22 x 31 cm
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• 1. First engineers:
• Breaking old ground
• William Dawes : a true pioneer
• David Lennox : breaking new ground
• John Whitton : between the lines
• 2. Breaking new ground in the colonies:
• Joseph Brady : on the waterfront
• Sir Charles Todd : crossing the land
• George Chaffey : bringing land to life
• Charles Yelverton O’Connor : creating a landline
• William Thwaites : cleaning up a city
• Ernest Macartney De Burgh : bridging the gap
• 3. Consolidating infrastructure:
• William Calder : roads well travelled
• Sir John Monash : an Australian giant
• John Bradfield : Bradfield’s bridge
• Sir Harold Clapp : a man of vision
• Albert Fewtrell : the major general
• William Nimmo : ahead of his time
• Sir Russell Dumas : the basis of civilisation
• Sir James Holt : a pioneer of flood mitigation
• Sir Ronald East : water in his venis
• Sir Allan Knight : a life in power
• 4. Manufacturing and resource development:
• Sir Peter Nicol Russell : a proud engineering legacy
• Mephan Ferguson : a master in iron and steel
• Robert Sticht : a burning desire
• Guillaume Delprat : a life well lived
• Charles Potter : a mixed and malted career
• David Baker : the man of steel
• Headlie Taylor : a head for production
• Sir Ernest Fisk : a giant amongst peers
• Sir Victor Burley : the chocolate soldier
• Peter Cockburn : a spark of interest
• 5. Resourcefulness through isolation
• Frederick Wolseley : cutting it close
• Norman Selfe : a prolific performer
• Robert Gray Ford : before his time
• Lawrence Hargrave : defying gravity
• Anthony Michell : a man of brilliance
• Alf Traeger : all praise pedal power
• Arthur Bishop : an inventive mind
• 6. Coherent profession:
• William Kernot : an early pioneer
• William Warren : striving for excellence
• Sir George Julius : the each-way engineer
• Sir John Madsen : a unique mind
• Gordon Colebatch : transforming a state
• Geoff Boughton : against the wind
• Marlene Kanga : an inquisitive path
• Errol Milevskiy : strength of character
• 7. Federating a nation:
• Sir John Butters : a capital idea
• Eric Harrison : father of the RAAF
• Sir Lawrence Wackett : take to the air
• Essington Lewis : the worker
• Keith Fraser : the third generation
• Caleb Roberts : a keen intellect
• Sir John Kemp : an eye to the north
• Sir Louis Loder : thinking big
• Sir James Rowland : in command
• Donald Williams : by rail or sea
• John Sanderson : a uniform figure
• Julie Hammer : a career of firsts
• 8. Development through consulting and contracting:
• Sir William Hudson : the father of the Snowy
• John Connell : the convenor
• Sir Bernard Callinan : a life of service
• Sir John Holland : a wide footprint
• Carlo Salteri : family man, engineer
• Harold Clough : shaping the wild west
• Bruce Sinclair : the networker
• John Nutt : the shell game
• 9. Changing face of engineering:
• Florence McKenzie : a career of ‘firsts’
• Graeme Kelleher : a valuable footprint
• Louis Challis : sound ideas
• Anthony Fane : the high water mark
• Else Shepherd : entering a man’s world
• John O’Sullivan : the wi-fi guy
• Bill Lawson : a beacon of hope
• Peter Farrell : a sleeping giant
• Elizabeth Taylor : the voice, not the echo
• Venna Sahajwalla : caring for the planet
• Ben Lange : family ties
• Marita Cheng : no ordinary gal
• 10. Endless leadership possibilities:
• George Swinburne : an education benefactor
• Sir Warren McDonald : a civil banker
• Sir Ian McLennan : a steely conscience
• Sir Eric Neal : a life of service
• Sir Arvi Parbo : the mining magnate
• Ken Michael : the road to Government House
• Sir Rod Eddington : a high flying leader
• Alan Finkel : the science of engineering leadership
• Mary O’Kane : appitite for knowledge
• Susan Murphy : a leading chief executive
• Kathryn Fagg : passion to lead
• 11. Globalisation:
• Bill Bradfield : the air apparent
• Charles Warman : mining his intellect
• Doug Price : the Snowy graduate
• Brian O’Keefe : a safe approach
• Graeme Jameson : the bubbles evolution
• Colin Austin : re-shaping the mould
• Robert Clifford : the fast cat track
• Martin Cole : where there’s smoke
• John Grill : thinking big
• Robert Wilson : transforming an age
• Andrew Thomas : sky’s not the limit