History and biographies

2012

Still no Mawson: Frank Stillwell’s antarctic diaries 1911-13

The year 2012 is a centenary year for the 1911–14 Australasian Antarctic Expedition, and the book is a fitting celebration of Australia’s first scientific expedition to Antarctica.
(edited by Bernadette Hince)

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2010

A big bold simple concept

Documents the design and construction of the Academy’s dome-shaped building in Canberra
(by Alan Roberts)

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2005

The Australian Academy of Science: The First Fifty Years
(edited by Frank Fenner)

Biographical memoirs of Academy Fellows
Also published as Historical Records of Australian Science by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of the Academy

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Interviews with Australian scientists
DVDs and transcripts available for interviews with over 100 scientists.