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James Roycroft Gordon
Roy Gordon was a chemist and a research metallurgist who rose to become President of Inco Limited. Biography James Roycroft Gordon was born a Methodist in 1898 near Kingston, Ontario. He graduated from Queen's University in 1920 with a B.Sc. in Chemistry. Gordon participated as a soldier from 16 May 1918 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force of World War I. In 1936 he became associated with Inco as Director of the newly established Research Department at Copper Cliff. Gordon was the recipient of the 1948 Medal of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Gordon was awarded the AIME James Douglas Gold Medal in 1958. Gordon was elected President of Inco in 1960. Gordon was fêted by the Canadian Club on 30 November 1964 as he delivered a lecture entitled "Canada - The Common Market - and World Trade". In December 1967 INCO inaugurated the J. Roy Gordon laboratory in Sheridan Park for its research in extractive metallurgy. By 2002 it had developed into a jewel responsible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metallurgist
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the science and the technology of metals, including the production of metals and the engineering of metal components used in products for both consumers and manufacturers. Metallurgy is distinct from the craft of metalworking. Metalworking relies on metallurgy in a similar manner to how medicine relies on medical science for technical advancement. A specialist practitioner of metallurgy is known as a metallurgist. The science of metallurgy is further subdivided into two broad categories: chemical metallurgy and physical metallurgy. Chemical metallurgy is chiefly concerned with the reduction and oxidation of metals, and the chemical performance of metals. Subjects of study in chemical metallurgy include mineral processing, the extraction o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
