Monday 19 March 2018
Alfred Traeger, inventor and pedal wireless man
Presented by Dr Pauline Payne
The remarkable Alfred Traeger, ‘electronic tinkerer’ and inventor, working with the Rev. John Flynn, changed the lives of isolated-Outback people by developing the pedal-powered wireless and a Morse keyboard. These transceivers aided social contact, the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the School of the Air. Traeger’s early workshop was in Kensington Gardens followed by a larger one in Marryatville.
Dr Pauline Payne is a graduate of Oxford University and the University of Adelaide where she is a Visiting Research Fellow in the History Department. She is a historical consultant and President of the History of Science, Ideas and Technology Group (SA). Her publication topics include garden history and agricultural development, settlement history and the history of caravans and electric cars.
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| No. | * | B | T | d | doc | Date | Topic, Speaker, Detail |
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| 409 | 19/3/2018 | Alfred Traeger, inventor and pedal wireless manPresented by Dr Pauline Payne The remarkable Alfred Traeger, ‘electronic tinkerer’ and inventor, working with the Rev. John Flynn, changed the lives of isolated-Outback people… |
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