Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,238 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

L. W. Gill

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L. W. Gill (1871- )

1922 M.Sc., M.E.I.C., M.A.S.M.E., A.M.A.I.E.E., Director of Tech. Education, Dominion of Canada; b. 1871; s. of Abraham Gill, Prince Edward Island. Ed. Public School Training: McGill University, Harvard University. Gold Medal on graduation, 1851 Ex. School (2 years). Career: Entered McGill University, 1892; Graduated, Mech. Eng., 1896, with Hons., including Gold Medal; 1897—Post Graduate Course in Elec. Eng.; 'goo— Prof. of General Eng., School of Min., Queen's University, Kingston; 1901-5—organized Departments of Civil, Elec. and Mech. Eng., Queen's University; appointed Prof. of Mech. and Elec. Eng., and later Prof. Elec. Eng.; designed and installed a Central Heating Plant for Queen's University; served as Cons. Engr. in connection with a variety of industrial work. Publ.: Papers on " Magnetic Hysteresis," and " Distribution of Magnetism in Iron Rods," Phil. Magazines; Text Book on Elementary Elec. Eng. Clubs: Rideau, University, Ottawa. Address: Dept. of Labour, Ottawa.

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