The Employment of German Scientists in Australia after World War II

Jones, Evan

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The Employment of German Scientists in Australia after World War II

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Author(s): Evan Jones

Publication date (Print): December 2002

Journal: Prometheus

Publisher: Pluto Journals

Keywords: Australian Industry, Estea, German Scientists, Reparations, Innovation, Industry Policy

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Soon after the end of World War II the Australian Government brought scientists of defeated Germany to Australia. They were to work in government institutions and private industry to contribute their expertise to improving Australian science and to improving Australia's industrial efficiency. The Allied powers occupying Germany were engaged in a scramble to appropriate German expertise for the next phase of the arms race. The Australian Employment of Scientific and Technical Enemy Aliens Scheme (ESTEA) instead channeled its personnel to basic science and industrial research. The personnel were part human reparations, part invited experts. This curious scheme offers insight into attitudes towards industrial regeneration in a previous era, and the importance of context in shaping attempts to alter existing scientific and industrial cultures.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): cpro20

Journal ID (archive): CPRO

Title: Prometheus

Subtitle: Critical Studies in Innovation

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN (Print): 0810-9028

ISSN (Electronic): 1470-1030

Publication date (Print): December 2002

Volume: 20

Issue: 4

Pages: 305-321

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Publisher ID: 10032468 Coden ID: Prometheus, Vol. 20, No. 4, December 2002, pp. 305-321

DOI: 10.1080/0810902021000023327

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[1] 1994. . The Employment of Scientific and Technical Enemy Aliens (ESTEA) scheme in Australia: a reparation for World War II?'. . Prometheus . , Vol. 12((1)): 77––93. .

[2] 1995. . “'The Recruitment, Deployment and Experiences of German Scientists in the Post World War Two Period: An Historical Evaluation'. ”. Centre for Multicultural Studies, Flinders University. .

[3] C/f Bob Catley. . 1996. . Globalising Australian Capitalism . , Melbourne : : Cambridge University Press. .

[4] Bower Tom. . 1987. . The Paperclip Conspiracy: the Battle for the Spoils and Secrets of Nazi Germany . , London : : Michael Joseph. .

[5] Jones Evan. . 2002. . 'Post-World War II industry policy: opportunities and constraints'. . Australian Economic History Review . , Vol. 42((3)): 310––331. .

[6] Woodcock J.T.. , ed. 1984. . Victoria's Broom Coal--A Huge Fortune in Chancery . , Melbourne : : Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. .

[7] Moyal Ann. . 1984. . Clear across Australia: a History of Telecommunications . , p. 202 Melbourne : : Nelson. .

[8] Kendrick J. Derrick. . 2000. . 'Dresler: prewar, post-war and postscript'. . Lighting . , Vol. 20((2)): 26––28. .

[9] Todd Jan. . 1995. . Colonial Technology: Science and the Transfer of Innovation to Australia . , Melbourne : : Cambridge University Press. .

[10] Jones Evan. . 2001. . 'The purse strings and the policy process: bureaucratic shaping of industry policy capacity after 1945'. . Australian Journal of Public Administration . , Vol. 60((1)): 21––33. .

[11] Wark Ian W.. 1979. . 'The CSIRO Division of Industrial Chemistry 1940-1952'. . Records of the Australian Academy of Science . , Vol. 4((2)): 7––37. .

[12] Schedvin C.B.. 1987. . Shaping Science and Industry: A History of Australia's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1926-1949 . , p. 334 Sydney : : Allen & Unwin. .

[13] Bar-Zohar Michel. . 1967. . The Hunt far German Scientists . , New York : : Hawthorn Books. .

[14] Ryle Gerard and Hughes Gary. . 1999. . The Age & Sydney Morning Herald . , Vol. 16: 17 and 21 August;

[15] Aarons Mark. . 2001. . War Criminals Welcome: Australia, a Sanctuary for Fugitive War Criminals Since 1945 . , p. 293 Melbourne : : Black Inc. Books. .

[16] Proudley Ray. . 1987. . Circle of Influence: a History of the Gas Industry in Victoria . , p. 225 Melbourne : : Hargreen. .

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