(John) Larkin Kerwin
General Physics, Subatomic Particles, Optics, Biophysics, Theoretical Physics
First President of the Canadian Space Agency Contributed to the advancement of science in Canada |
- Birthdate
- June 22, 1924
- Birthplace
- Québec City, Québec
- Date of Death
- May 1, 2004
- Place of Death
- Québec City, Québec
- Family Members
- Spouse: Maria G. Turcot
- Eight children
- Status
- Deceased
- Degrees
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- BSc (Physics) St Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia,
- MS (Physics) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946
- DSc (Physics) University of Laval, 1949
- Awards
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- Officer of the Légion d'Honneur de France, 1989
- Officer of the Order of Québec, 1988
- Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada, 1987
- Companion of the Order of Canada, 1980
- Chevalier Grande Croix de l'Ordre Équestre du Saint-Sépulcre, 1980
- Medal of the Canadian Association of the Physicists, 1969
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1964
- Medal of the governor general, 1944
- Medal of the first lieutenant-governor, 1941
- Last Updated
- November 23, 2012
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