Background
Campbell, Colin Kydd was born on May 3, 1927 in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Son of David Walker and Jean (Hutchison) Campbell.
professor of electrical and computer engineering
Campbell, Colin Kydd was born on May 3, 1927 in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Son of David Walker and Jean (Hutchison) Campbell.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering with honors, St. Andrews U., 1952;S.M. Entertainment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953;Doctor of Philosophy, St. Andrews U., 1960;Doctor of Science, University Dundee, 1984.
Communications engineer, Foreign Office and Diplomatic Wireless Service, London, England., 1946-1947;communications engineer, British Embassy, Washington, 1947-1948;electronics engineer, Atomic Instrument Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1954-1957;assistant professor electrical and computer engineering, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1960-1963;associate professor electrical and computer engineering, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1963-1967;professor electrical engineering, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1967-1989;professor electrical and computer engineering, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, since 1989;professor emeritus, McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Served with British Army, 1944-1946. Fellow Royal Society Canada (Thomas Eadie medal 1983), Engineering Institute Canada, Royal Society Arts London, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life). Member Sigma Xi.
Married Vivian Gwyn Norval, April 17, 1954. Children— Barry, Gwyn, Ian.
