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DONALD J.C. PHILLIPSON
Canadian Encyclopedia
01-01-2002
Shrum, Gordon Merritt
Author: DONALD J.C. PHILLIPSON
Shrum, Gordon Merritt , physicist (b at Smithville, Ont 14 Jan 1896; d at Vancouver 20 June 1985). After service in WWI, Shrum took a PhD under J.C.MCLENNAN at U of T, where he discovered in 1925 the"green line" in the spectrum of the aurora. He joined UBC that year and eventually became dean of graduate studies. Shrum's personality, and his membership in such bodies as theNATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL and Defence Research Board, gave his influence ...