Background
His father was Principal of a Methodist school and he first studied in the United States at Washington & Jefferson College due to his godfather who was a Methodist missionary.
His father was Principal of a Methodist school and he first studied in the United States at Washington & Jefferson College due to his godfather who was a Methodist missionary.
Washington & Jefferson College.
He started in medicine, but switched to physics. He became an important instructor at McGill University. He is also an authority on contaminated soil and has 60 patents.
Royal Society of Canada.