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Yes very interesting reading indeed.
I work in the Physics department at the Uni of Adelaide and we have a couple of old physics books entitled 'Treatise on Electricity in Theory & Practice' dated 1853 that I placed in a display cabinet that has 'C Todd' written on the inside covers. I don't know their background but Todd did do colaborative work with William Bragg (another well known South Australian immigrant and world renowned physicist) in the late 19th century. Bragg actually married his daughter and he spent a lot of time with Todd at the observatory using it's scietific equipment. I found an entry in a recent catalogue of Bragg items stating 'William Bragg and Charles Todd developed the first lengthy Australian radio link, between the Adelaide Observatory and Henley Beach'. The observatory was located on the current site of Adelaide High School on West Tce which is about 8km from Henley. We actually have that first signal sent marked on a long ticker tape housed in a display case!
Todd helped pioneer radio in Australia and could potentially be linked to radio astronomy. Does anyone have any other information about this possible link?
Wayne
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