Brett Mason – Wizards of Oz

Tue Oct 04 2022 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

State Library of New South Wales | Sydney

The State Library of New South Wales
Publisher/HostThe State Library of New South Wales
Brett Mason \u2013 Wizards of Oz Brett Mason discusses his remarkable new book with an introduction by General Sir Peter Cosgrove (Retd).
About this Event

Two Australian scientists played a vital yet largely unknown role in the Allied victory in the Second World War. Almost eight decades later, Wizards of Oz: How Oliphant and Florey helped win the war and shape the modern world finally tells their story.

In this fast-paced and compelling book, Brett Mason reveals how two childhood friends from Adelaide — physicist Mark Oliphant and medical researcher Howard Florey — initiated the three most significant scientific and industrial projects of the Second World War. Manufacturing penicillin, developing microwave radar and building the atomic bomb gave the Allies the edge and ultimate victory over Germany and Japan.


Brett Mason is Chair of the Council of the National Library of Australia and Adjunct Professor in the School of Justice at the Queensland University of Technology. He was formerly a Senator for Queensland and served in the Ministry, before being appointed Australia’s Ambassador to The Hague and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. He is the author of Privacy Without Principle and co-editor of Future Proofing Australia.

Sir Peter Cosgrove served as the 26th Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia (2014– 19). He is widely known for his earlier career in the Australian Defence Force — retiring as Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in 2005. In retirement he is actively involved with defence, health and other charitable organisations. His memoir You Shouldn’t Have Joined was published in October 2020.

Event Venue

State Library of New South Wales, Gallery Room, Ground Floor, Mitchell Building, Sydney, Australia

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