John Herbert Chapman
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Space Science
Builder of the Canadian space program |
- Birthdate
- August 28, 1921
- Birthplace
- London, Ontario
- Date of Death
- September 28, 1979
- Place of Death
- Vancouver, BC
- Family Members
- Father: Lt. Col. Lloyd P. Chapman
- Mother: Kathleen Saunders Chapman
- Wife: Marian (Holmes) Chapman
- Title
- Physicist; Space scientist; Administrator
- Status
- Deceased
- Degrees
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- MSc McGill University
- PhD McGill University
- Awards
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- McCurdy award (Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute), 1967
- Charles Chree Medal and Prize, 1967
- Dellinger Gold Medal (International Union of Radio Scientists), 1966
- Engineering Medal (Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario), 1966
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 1966
- McNaughton Award (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) - posthumously, 1979
- Several honorary doctorates
- Last Updated
- June 21, 2011
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