Renseignements généraux

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

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Description générale

metal medal mounted in synthetic block

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

9,0 cm

Largeur

3,6 cm

Hauteur

9,7 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Technologie de l'espace

Catégorie

Commémoratif

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Mappin

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

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Ville

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Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

1966+

Canada

John Chapman (1921-1979) from London, Ontario was a pioneer in Canadian telecommunications and a researcher, innovator and leader of the Canadian space program whose work set a course for the Canadian space industry which is still being followed today. From 1949 to 1968 Chapman was scientist, superintendent and deputy chief superintendent in the Defense Research Telecommunications Establishment in Ottawa and then assistant deputy minister for research in the federal Department of Communications. From 1958 to 1971 Chapman played a key role in initiating and directing the successful Alouette/IS scientific Earth satellite program. In 1966 he was appointed chairman of a government study group to examine the upper atmosphere and space programs in Canada. The resulting report was a landmark contribution to space policies and plans in Canada and led to the redirection of Canada's space program from scientific to applications satellites. Chapman was also the prime mover behind Canada's co-operative program with NASA and the European Space Agency to design, build and demonstrate the Hermes Communications Technology Satellite which would provide Canadians in remote areas with direct-to-home television by satellite. Chapman was a member of the Royal Society of Canada. He was also part of the National Research Council (NRC) Associate committee on Space Research, a council of the top Canadian space scientists. He also served on the International Union of Radio Science and the American Geophysical Union. In the1990's the headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency was renamed the John H. Chapman Space Centre to commemorate Chapman's accomplishments in the space industry. Since 2000, the Canadian Space Agency has awarded the John H. Chapman Award of Excellence to celebrate remarkable contributions to the advancement of the Canadian Space Program & a lifetime of achievement in space science and technology (Refs. 2-5).

Fonction

An award presented to an engineer for outstanding achievement in the science and creative aspects of engineering relating to aeronautics and space research.

Technique

The Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) was formed when several Canadian aeronautical and astronautical groups combined into one in the 1950's and 1960's. CASI is a non-profit scientific and technical organization devoted to the advancement of the art, science and engineering relating to aeronautics, astronautics, and associated technologies and their applications (Ref. 1) . John Chapman was the recipient of a number of awards and honours for his work in aero-space technology: 1966 - the Royal Society of Canada/ 1966 - the Engineering Medal of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (2006.0011)/ 1966 - the Dellinger Gold Medal of the International Union of Radio Scientists (2006.0007)/ 1966 - the McCurdy award from the Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (2006.0008)/ 1967/68 - the Charles Chree Medal and Prize of the Physical Society & Institute of Physics (2006.0009)/ 1977 - Canada's Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (2006.0010)/ 1979 - the McNaughton Medal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Canada (2006.0006)/ 2005 - inducted into Canada's Telecommunications Hall of Fame as a pioneer (2006.0005) in the Servants of the Public category (Refs.2-5).

Notes sur la région

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Détails

Marques

incised lettering on obverse reads "THE McCURDY AWARD/ FOR 1966/ PRESENTED TO/ J.H. CHAPMAN/ FOR/ OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT/ IN SPACE/ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY"/ incised lettering on edge reads "MAPPIN STERLING"/ raised lettering on reverse reads "J.A.D. McCURDY/ ENGINEER AERONAUT EXECUTIVE"

Manque

complete

Fini

silver coloured medal/ colourless transparent synthetic

Décoration

effigy of J.A.D. McCurdy on reverse