What are some important technological advancements in post world war 2 Australia?
Some notable Australian inventions & innovations (I’ve only included anything between 1945 and 1979) Agricultural – Permaculture – an integrated system of sustainable environmental use of land adaptable to a large number of environments to provide shelter, food and human habitat developed by Dr Bill Mollison from the 1970s onwards. – The world’s first pneumatic broadacre air seeder was invented and patented by Albert Fuss in 1956. It was first used that same year to sow wheat near Dalby in Queensland. The patented technology is now used internationally. – Dynamic Lifter fertiliser – From 1969 to the mid 1970s, Norm Jennings developed his patented method of collecting and treating chicken droppings to create the fertiliser pellets branded as Dynamic Lifter. The product is now widely used in the USA, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Automotive and transportation – The Sarich Engine – an orbital combustion engine invented by Perth engineer Ralph Sarich in 1972. – Black Box Flight Recorder
