1903--1999.
Mining and Metallurgy.
Worked on the development of highpurity magnesium. Has a process named after him. good.
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Worked on a magnesium technology that helped WWII.
This is a good example of strategic metals. WWII was an interesting time for metals.
1927 Wow, also studied at McGill, chemistry/metallurgist.
solved electrochemical problems while working at Oxford.
investors got involved, and started a company (R.J. Jowsey, Thayer Lindsley)
1941, Dominion Magnesium founded--he's director of Research.
needed in WWII. Magnesium used for aircraft etc.
1943 Prof of metallurgy at U of T until 1969.
Built grad school of metallurgy--got great reputation.
Dominion--got bought by Timminico.
Further research worked on Calcium and Strontium.
Order of British Empire--1946-- for metal research in WWII I guess.
and Officer of order of Canada 1996.
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