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Record information – Brief [Gendron, Pierre - Interview]
Series title:National Research Council Oral History ProjectHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1975-11-07Item number (ISN):444862Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA / CONSEIL NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES DU CANADAAccession:1975-0176Media:SoundPart:2 of 2Production date:1975-11-07Production company:National Research CouncilProduction credit:interviewer, Don PhillipsonDescription:Interview of Dr. Pierre Gendron by Don Phillipson. Subjects discussed include: meeting NRC staff while in RCN guns; during post-war, Gendron attended NRC polymer chemistry associate committee; Dr. Steacie; HAC grants policy astute and basic grants budget was divided by two or three senior NR lab staff; engineering neglected since NRC dominated by chemists; Dr. Roger Gaudry and George Davidson; flaws in NRC due to its nature as a quasi-university and its failure to support industry; Dr. K. Tupper; grants policy; Dr. Bruce Doern; in 1953, difficulties in creating a science school at University of Ottawa; developing chemistry first at U of O; top science posts and French Canadian scientists; no top French Canadians in Ottawa since few in total numbers and need to build up Quebec universities; sources of Canadian scientists such as McGill and University of Toronto; Dr. W. Schneider; and Dr. Cherwinski. <1h 28mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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