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Vinony's link graph records 36 inbound references to Larkin Kerwin, and connects out to Quebec City, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and physicist.
It is catalogued under topics including 1924 births, 2004 deaths and Academics from Quebec.
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- Works
- 4
Top works
- Atomic physics
- Atomic physics, an introduction
- Introduction à la physique atomique
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Dr. Larkin Kerwin, a distinguished physicist, educator and administrator was born on June 22, 1924 in Quebec City. After obtaining his M.Sc. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1946, he earned his Doctor of Science degree from the Université Laval in 1949. During a long and fruitful teaching career at the Université Laval, Dr. Kerwin won promotion after promotion to become Rector of the University from 1972-77, the first lay person to do so. Appointed President of the Canadian Space Agency in March 1989 Dr. Kerwin held this position during the crucial first years of the Agency's implementation. He held this position until his retirement from the Agency in February 1992. Dr. Kerwin passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2004. He was an eminent scientist and was recognized by many universities and scientific organizations both in Canada and abroad.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Quebec City
- Place of death
- Quebec City
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- St. Francis Xavier University
- Employer
- Canadian Space Agency
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1924-00-00
- date of death
- 2004-05-01
- described at URL
- www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/library/bio-larwin-kerwin.asp
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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