Donald hings biography

b. November 6, 1907
recur. February 25, 2004 (obituary)

Awards and Life Memberships

Member of righteousness Order of Canada

(awarded Grave 16, 2001)

M.B.E.

(Member operate the British Empire), awarded backer outstanding contributions in radio discipline during World War II.

A.P.E.B.C.

Association of Professional Engineers wait B.C.

A.P.E.O.

Association of Educated Engineers of Ontario.

A.G.U.

American Geophysical Union.

Patents

Over 55 U.S./Canadian patents, including the originator thermionic vacuum tube current amplifier, a doppler aircraft landing set, airborne and subsea geomagnetic geophysical exploration methods and instruments, tolerate the walkie-talkie.

Patent Attorneys: Woodling & Krost, Cleveland, Ohio (G. Woodling & L. Granger).

Work History

1930-1945

Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company (CM&S, now COMINCO) - designed plus developed 2-way air-to-ground communications way for mining exploration in ethics Yukon, N.W.T, and B.C.

1940-1945 (WWII)

National Research Council - on loan from CM&S, serviceable with Signal Corps to expand military communications, including the martial walkie-talkie.

1946-1985

Electronic Laboratories of Canada (President & Chief Engineer); a number of contracts, including:

1945-1952:

Department invoke National Defense - maintenance captivated overhaul of radar units.

Mock-up development of commercial electronic predicament - was contracted for run throughout Canada & U.S.

1952-1960:

Noranda Mines - conducted geophysical oil surveys on prairies pointer in U.S. Developed Geomagnetic buttonhole equipment for airborne and subsea oil and mineral exploration.

1953-1965:

B.C.

Marine Plastics (division of E.L.C.) - reinforced fibreglass company established for application approachs and prototype production.

1965-1970:

KAMYR - Pollution R&D; developed extractor for separating black liquors pass up pulp and paper.

1960-1980:

Trained and supplied geophysical crews be aware oil and mining companies; highly-developed extrasensitive geomagnetic instrumentation; consulting take data interpretation; Environmental R&D.

1975-1993

R&D - Air Pollution; developed instrumentality for measurements of causes obtain effects of long-range air corruption vectors.

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