CY O'Connor: the legacy, and the tragedy, of a visionary man

The Vice-Chancellor of Curtin University, Professor Deborah Terry, delivers the C.Y. O'Connor Lecture for 2015.
Professor Terry reveals her interesting personal link to this visionary Australian engineer, and explores how the legacy of O'Connor's bold approach to technology remains with the successful state of Western Australia to this day.
The Vice-Chancellor also touches on the tragic end to O'Connor's life, but details many ways in which organisations such as Curtin University are championing his enduring spirit of innovation.
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