Arthur Ernest Bishop
Arthur Ernest Bishop | |
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| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 2006 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Known for | Automobile steering |
Arthur Ernest BishopAM(1917 – 2006) was a noted Australian engineer and inventor.
Life
[edit]Bishop was born inSydney,New South Walesin 1917.[1]He demonstrated highly innovative capabilities during theSecond World Warrelating to overcoming problems of instability ofaircrafttail-wheellanding gearduring take-off and landing, and was awarded license fees for his inventions.[1]These were significant and partly as a result, he was able in 1954 to move toDetroit,Michigan,United States, with ideas and patents to improve steering systems for automobiles, and for the next two decades introduced improvements into various vehicles around the world mainly in aspects of hydraulically powered and variable-ratiosteering.In order to license the ideas or supply purpose-built manufacturing equipment, he developed both lower-cost methods for mass production, while also giving improvements to steering feel and vehicle response. By the 1970s he had returned to Australia as a base, and had developed a variable-ratiorack and pinionusing a normal pinion, regarded at the time by gearing experts as being theoretically impossible, and also a low-cost forging method for the variable rack to eliminate machining of the teeth. His organisation grew to include over 200 personnel world-wide, and he created over 300 patents.[2]
Global policy
[edit]He was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting aworld constitution.[3][4]As a result, for the first time in human history, aWorld Constituent Assemblyconvened to draft and adopt theConstitution for the Federation of Earth.[5]
Death
[edit]He died in 2006.[1]
Awards
[edit]- 1984 Member of the Order of Australia.[6]
- 2001 Centenary Medal[7]
- As well as receiving a number of Australian awards, in 2003 he was elected as the first Australian Fellow of theSociety of Automotive EngineersInternational.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^abc"Inventor driven to keep finding a better way".Sydney Morning Herald Obituary. 12 July 2006.
- ^"driven by IDEAS", Clare Brown, UNSW Press 2003.ISBN0-86840-677-5
- ^"Letters from Thane Read asking Helen Keller to sign the World Constitution for world peace. 1961".Helen Keller Archive.American Foundation for the Blind.Retrieved1 July2023.
- ^"Letter from World Constitution Coordinating Committee to Helen, enclosing current materials".Helen Keller Archive.American Foundation for the Blind.Retrieved3 July2023.
- ^"Preparing earth constitution | Global Strategies & Solutions | The Encyclopedia of World Problems".The Encyclopedia of World Problems | Union of International Associations (UIA).Retrieved15 July2023.
- ^It's an HonourArchived22 November 2020 at theWayback MachineAM
- ^It's an HonourArchived4 March 2016 at theWayback MachineCentenary Medal
- ^"AUTO ENGINEER", March 2004, p25 ISSN 0036-0651
- ^"SAE Fellow Grade of Membership 2003 Recipients".SAE.
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