Metallurgic solutions
Creative.
Chemist.
Worked on processes for treating arsenical ores.
Born in Seaforth, 1905.
Queen's. MIT.
Beattie Gold mines Giant Yellowknife minie.
Lakefield Ontario.
in 2nd world war--worked on Uranium plants.
Worked on the Manhattan project! Whoa!
Stayed with Faclonbridge.
Showing posts with label chemistry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chemistry. Show all posts
Friday, November 9, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Vladimir Nicolaus Mackiw
1923--2001
Long history here. Essentially he's a Metallurgist.
Scientist. Inventor.
Born in Ukraine. Studied in Germany/Chemistry. Belgim.
Canada in 1948.
Began in Winnipeg as Chemist for gold mine.
Manitoba Bureau of mines.
Ottawa--Sherritt--Gordon Mines.
--went from chemist to exec VP. Wow.
Worked on a wide range of processes.-- expanding science of
refining of nickel, cobalt and other metals.
Worked on materials: has a center named after him in
Fort Saskatchewan Albeta-- many many patents... inventing processes
lots of refining techniques.
Worked on the technique for production of coins-- like the dollar coin! (anecdote I guess?)
good detail.
Long history here. Essentially he's a Metallurgist.
Scientist. Inventor.
Born in Ukraine. Studied in Germany/Chemistry. Belgim.
Canada in 1948.
Began in Winnipeg as Chemist for gold mine.
Manitoba Bureau of mines.
Ottawa--Sherritt--Gordon Mines.
--went from chemist to exec VP. Wow.
Worked on a wide range of processes.-- expanding science of
refining of nickel, cobalt and other metals.
Worked on materials: has a center named after him in
Fort Saskatchewan Albeta-- many many patents... inventing processes
lots of refining techniques.
Worked on the technique for production of coins-- like the dollar coin! (anecdote I guess?)
good detail.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Lloyd M. Pidgeon
1903--1999.
Mining and Metallurgy.
Worked on the development of highpurity magnesium. Has a process named after him. good.
Anedote
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.
Mining and Metallurgy.
Worked on the development of highpurity magnesium. Has a process named after him. good.
Anedote
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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