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Nuclear Pursuits - The Scientific Biography of Wilfrid Bennett Lewis (Hardcover)
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Nuclear Pursuits - The Scientific Biography of Wilfrid Bennett Lewis (Hardcover)
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Born in England in 1908, Lewis earned a doctorate at the Cavendish
Laboratory in 1934 and continued his research on nuclear physics
there until 1939. During the war he worked on the development of
radar and in 1945 became chief superintendent of the
Telecommunications Research Establishment at Malvern. A year later
he agreed to head Canada's fledgling nuclear research facility at
Chalk River, Ontario, where he made his professional home for the
next twenty-seven years. Lewis's drive, intelligence, and
remarkable organizational skills placed him at the forefront of
Canada's nuclear program. Convinced that nuclear energy could be
used economically for generating electricity, Lewis fostered a
collaboration between Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and
Ontario Hydro that led to the development of the CANDU reactor.
CANDU has proven to be an efficient reactor whose performance
compares very favourably with all other power reactors around the
world. Lewis's efforts in developing this design, and his effective
support of a strong tradition of basic research, are his most
important legacies. Under his guidance, scientists at AECL achieved
excellence in a number of fields and the laboratories have
maintained those standards to the present. Though not every project
he promoted came to fruition, and he seemed never to recognize the
political aspects of the nuclear energy program, Lewis's influence
on the development of science, technology, and industry in Canada
and abroad was unique and profound. His story sheds new light on
Canada's postwar science history, debates concerning national
science policy, and growing international scientific
collaborations. Nuclear Pursuits will be of interest to a wide
audience, including scientists, engineers, historians of science
and industry, and students of postwar Canadian history.
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