'People didn’t believe it was possible': Dr Terry Percival

Terry Percival is an Australian research scientist and research engineer. He worked at CSIRO as part of the team that invented wi-fi technologies.
In the 1990s the team set out to develop a high-speed communication system which would enable portable devices such as phones and laptop computers to connect wirelessly to the internet at very high speeds.
At the time, many people didn’t believe this was possible. However, the team drew upon their vast experience in radio astronomy and satellite communications to solve the problem. Their passion and perseverance was rewarded when they won the European Inventors Award in 2012.
This story is featured in National Archives’ exhibition Disrupt, persist, invent: Australians in an ever-changing world.
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Thank you. It goes to show we need to keep funding CSIRO for pure research science, technology and farming. Great work to all involved.