Tribute to black box inventor
The Canberra headquarters of a Defence agency will be named after the Australian inventor of the black box flight recorder, David Warren.
As the late Dr Warren's creation again hits world headlines as authorities try to learn the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australia is paying tribute to the inventor.
"Dr Warren was a visionary and his invention has made an extraordinary contribution to aviation safety around the world," Assistant Defence Minister Stuart Robert said on Tuesday.
His flight recorder captures crucial cockpit information that has been used by global agencies to improve safety levels in air travel.
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation building, close to Canberra Airport, will be named after Dr Warren, in what Mr Robert said is a "fitting tribute to a great Aussie".
Dr Warren invented the black box in the mid-1950s when working at the former Defence division, the Aeronautical Research Laboratory, in Melbourne.
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