Gordon Danby

Gordon Thompson Danby (November 8, 1929 – August 2, 2016) was a Canadian-American physicist notable (together with Dr. James R. Powell) for his work on superconducting Maglev, for which he shared the Franklin Institute 'Medal 2000 for Engineering'.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Danby was born in Richmond, Ontario (now part of Ottawa) and went to Carleton University to study mathematics and physics before going to McGill University in Montreal, where he received a PhD in 1956. He started working at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, NewYork the following year and remained there until 1999.

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^ Corporation, Bonnier (June 29, 1992). "Popular Science". Bonnier Corporation – via Google Books.
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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Corporation, Bonnier (June 29, 1992). "Popular Science". Bonnier Corporation – via Google Books.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2010-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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