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Horace Lysons fonds [textual record]

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Fonds

Date:

1930-1978.

Reference:

R1571-0-0-E, MG30-B120

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

107007

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Horace Lysons fonds
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Fonds includes:

3 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1930-1978.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

21.8 m of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of notes, research papers and lectures, and a collection of contemporary scientific periodicals, 1930-1978, 18 m; papers relating to Lysons' education and other personal interests 1936-1978; documents relating to British and Canadian research establishments where Lysons worked 1943-1977; records of the Canadian Defence Research Board which include applications for research grants, reports by universities and companies funded by DRB research grants 1956-1973, 3.8 m.

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Lysons, Horace, 1917-1978

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Lysons, Horace, 1917-1978 : Electronics engineer

Horace Lysons was born in Great Britain on 9 August 1917. He attended Manchester College of Technology 1936-1939 where he graduated with honours in the field of electrical engineering. He worked as an apprentice with the firms Metropolitan-Vickers, Manchester Corp. and Ferguson-Pailin Ltd. before becoming a technical officer in 1942 with the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) in Great Malvern, Worcester. From 1946 to 1956 he was senior scientific officer with the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) in Harewell, England.

In 1956 Lysons came to Canada to work for the Defence Research Board (DRB) where he became Head of Defence Industrial Research (Electronics) covering lasers, plasma, communications, sonar displays, microelectronics and semiconductors. Lysons also collaborated in similar programs with the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce and the U.S. Air Force. He also became the Secretary of DRB University Grants in 1963. In 1973 he went to the National Research Council as a Research Officer, Industrial Research Assistance Program covering the fields of electronics and telecommunications. Lysons died as a result of a car accident on 25 December 1978.

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Textual records: (Paper) The finding aid is a file list. MSS2046

Textual records: (Electronic) Finding aid. MSS2046
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000000584.pdf

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General note:

Presented in 1979 by the Estate of Horace Lysons.
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Electronic - Research Great Britain. Atomic Energy Research Establishment

Electronics in military engineering Great Britain. Telecommunications Research Establishment

Military Research Canada. Defence Research Board

Business Canada. Defence Research Establishment (Ottawa)

Universities Canada. Defence Research Establishment (Valcartier)
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Private

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79/361

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MG30-B120
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [MG30 B 120] 1--19

[Consultation 90 Open]

Finding aid box [FA 2046] 149

[Consultation 10 Closed]

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