Museum to Induct Three New Members
into Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame
Thursday, November 7 – 7:00 p.m.
What:
An induction ceremony and formal dinner with approximately 120 invited guests to honour the three scientists selected as this year's new members of the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame.
The Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame is a permanent exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum that honours individuals whose outstanding scientific or technological achievements have had long term implications for Canadians.
When:
Thursday, November 7, 2002. Dinner to commence at 7:00 p.m.; Induction ceremony at approximately 8:00 p.m.
Where:
Canada Science and Technology Museum, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa
Who:
The three new inductees are:
Harriet Brooks Pitcher (1876-1933), little-known pioneering nuclear physicist who identified the element the world now knows as radon.
James Hillier (b. 1915), the physicist who co-invented the first practical version of the electron microscope, which magnified objects to 7000 times their size, compared to optical microscopes which produced a magnification of only 2000 times.
John Tuzo Wilson (1908-1993), an internationally recognized geophysicist who made key contributions to the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift. Among other things, this has given us a better understanding of how faults such as the famous San Andreas Fault were likely formed.
Photo Ops:
James Hillier, inductee
Robin Pitcher, grandson of Harriet Brooks Pitcher
Marelene Rayner-Canham, biographer of Harriet Brooks Pitcher
Susan Wilson, daughter of John Tuzo Wilson
Dr. Gordon West, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, former student and colleague of John Tuzo Wilson
General information: Visit www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca or call (613) 991-3044.
