Australian Inventions

Investigating Australian Inventions

Use the links below to research these Australian inventions and create a Powerpoint to share information about each invention.

Black box

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/?Section_id=1080&article_id=10084&behaviour=view_article

Electronic Pacemaker

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/txt/s1653619.htm

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/01/australias-top-10-inventions-the-artificial-pacemaker/

Hills Hoist

http://kidcyber.com.au/topics/technology-inventions/hills-hoist/

Bionic ear – The cochlear implant

http://www.cochlear.com/wps/wcm/connect/au/about/cochlear-30-anniversary

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/hsc/cochlear/

Polymer banknote

http://www.csiropedia.csiro.au/display/CSIROpedia/Polymer+banknotes

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/11/proceeds-of-crime-how-polymer-banknotes-were-invented/

ATPD Pedestrian Button

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/?behaviour=view_article&Section_id=1080&article_id=10081

https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/technology/sublime-design-pb5-pedestrian-button

Victor Rotary Lawn mower

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/australia_innovates/?behaviour=view_article&Section_id=1040&article_id=10057

http://kidcyber.com.au/topics/technology-inventions/victa-mower/