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The Plastic Banknote: From Concept to Reality
David Solomon
The Plastic Banknote: From Concept to Reality
David Solomon
Describes the story of the world's first plastic banknote which we all use and take for granted.
Marc Notes: Service fee may apply outside Australia.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: ForewordPrefaceAbout the authorsTimeline of major events and meetings 1) Introduction2 From rum to plastic banknotes 3) Producing Australian banknotes 4) The first two meetings 5) What to do next? 6) 1972 to 1974 7) The Mornington think tank 8) The hard grind 9) The Tangalooma conference 10) The Forward Planning Group (Fink Committee) 11) Response to the Fink report 12) The $10 commemorative banknote 13) The legacy Index
Contributor Bio: Solomon, David H David H. Solomon is a Professorial Fellow in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Melbourne. He was the CSIRO project leader of the Currency Notes Research and Development project. Prof. Solomon was awarded the 2011 Prime Minister s Prize for Science for his overall contributions to polymer science.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 1, 2014 |
ISBN13 | 9780643094277 |
Publishers | CSIRO Publishing |
Genre | Cultural Region > Australian |
Pages | 240 |
Dimensions | 153 × 234 × 25 mm · 521 g |
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