As we near the beginning of the 21st century, we face a
new world full of opportunities and challenges. A fast world
where science, technology and innovation are the three most
important factors that affect the quality of our lives in
work, rest and play.
Since Galileo, men and women of every nation have reached
for the stars. Many have failed, but the few who succeeded,
changed our lives more than they could possibly have imagined.
Australia is amongst the most inventive and resourceful countries
in the world. Often having to 're invent the wheel' to suit
Australian conditions, early Australians, their descendants
and ensuing migrants, have invented some of the world's most
useful products and technologies.
From the 'black box' flight recorder in commercial aircraft
to the box we call television in our living rooms, and from
the relatively simple jump stump plough through to the mind
blowing complexities of gene shears, Australians have contributed
much to the modern world. And through their continued endeavours
in a myriad of research centres and universities, Australian
men and women are working on new ways to improve our lives
and our global environment for the future.
This publication is about the silent heroes of Australia,
whose efforts, ingenuity and inspiration have resulted in
some of the world's greatest innovations. The result of extensive
and detailed research into Australia's most outstanding innovations
of international significance, it includes more than 300 currently
commercially available 'world first' and 'world best' Australian
products and technologies.
I hope the innovations in this publication, the people who
conceived them, and the companies who had the foresight to
commercialise them, will give inspiration to everyone who
dares to dream. Mostly, I hope you will enjoy reading about
the very best that Australia has to offer the world.
Michael Z Soker
Publisher
1995
Public
Notice: Due to an unresolved dispute
with the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade),
who copied and adopted as their own certain material from
Tomorrow's World, the Australian Initiative, and published
the material in their Australia Open for Business website,
without remorse or recompense, access
by Australian Government servers to this online edition has
been blocked indefinitely.
