Guest Speaker:
Ian Thompson
“More Iconic Australian Inventions”
Every day, throughout the world, over a billion people rely heavily on Australian inventions. Every time they drive a car, fly, eat or communicate, there’s a good chance it’s due to Aussies!
We all know some of the great and iconic inventions by Australians – the Victa lawnmower, the Hills Hoist, the wine cask bladder, Vegemite... but our guest speaker, Ian Thompson, knows a whole lot more!
Ian will take us through the people and science behind some more iconic inventions and innovations, from colonial to contemporary times – so if you missed Ian’s first talk, catch up with this one – there’s so much more than the Hills Hoist and the Victa!
About Ian Thompson
After graduating in Chemistry in 1969, Ian worked in Sydney as an Industrial Research Chemist for over 20 years, concentrating on developing products to control insect pests that affect crops, farm animals and pets.
For the past 25 years, and before retirement in 2008, Ian then worked as a Research Scientist in the area of Urban Entomology, developing products for controlling insect pests and other critters that invade the home - in particular, those that can carry disease, such as mosquitoes, cockroaches, houseflies and the like.
During the past 10 years of this research Ian became involved in the drafting of patents for urban pest control - and he now has six to his name!
Ian regularly presents to Sydney U3A, Probus and other volunteer organisations. His leisure interests include photography and bushwalking.
As always, please keep an eye on our website in case of any last-minute changes.
The venue is Gordon Library Meeting Room No. 1, in the Old Gordon Public School, which adjoins the Gordon Library, 799 Pacific Highway, Gordon (corner Pacific Highway and Park Avenue).
It’s just a 5-minute walk from Gordon Station.
For a map and parking information, see our Contact page.
