Marcel Pochon family photo albums

Artifact Number:

2021-029

Description

Three, 26 cm by 33 cm, photo albums containing photographs, clippings and personal communications about the lives of the family of Marcel Pochon over the period from 1913 to 1969.  Pochon, a nuclear chemist who worked originally with Marie Curie, was the leader in the radium-extraction work at Port Hope, Ontario.  He led the effort there from 1932 to 1945 when Eldorado Gold Mining, which operated the refinery, became a Crown Corporation.  The albums contain many details both about the family life of Pochon as well as his professional life and the many honours he received.

Details

Keywords:
radium; pioneers; uranium mines
Date:
Extended period up to ~2000
Associated artifacts:
See also artifact 2020-067.
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