Thomas Wardrope Eadie
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Thomas Wardrope Eadie Born in Ottawa and died at Pierrefonds Manor QC. Son of Robert and Flora (Stewart) President of Bell Canada
from July 1, 1953 to July 31, 1963 - Thomas Eadie graduated from McGill University
(Engineering) in 1923 and immediately signed on with The Bell Telephone Company of Canada
and over the next 30 years he occupied a succession of engineering and administrative positions before his appointment as president of Bell Canada
. In the 1950’s, Mr. Eadie presided over the company’s role in building the Trans Canada Microwave
System, now recognized as one of the major engineering feats of the last century.
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
from July 1, 1953 to July 31, 1963 - Thomas Eadie graduated from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
(Engineering) in 1923 and immediately signed on with The Bell Telephone Company of Canada
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
and over the next 30 years he occupied a succession of engineering and administrative positions before his appointment as president of Bell Canada
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...
. In the 1950’s, Mr. Eadie presided over the company’s role in building the Trans Canada Microwave
Trans Canada Microwave
Trans Canada Microwave or Trans-Canada Skyway was a microwave system built in the 1950s to carry telephone and TV from Canada's east coast to its west coast. Because microwaves travel in a straight line and do not follow the curvature of the Earth, towers were built every 48 kilometres. The...
System, now recognized as one of the major engineering feats of the last century.
See also
- Thomas W. Eadie MedalThomas W. Eadie MedalThe Thomas W. Eadie Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada "for contributions in engineering and applied science". It is named in honour of Thomas Wardrope Eadie and is awarded annually. The award consists of a bronze medal and C$3,000 of cash....
- Marcel VincentMarcel VincentMarcel Vincent, CC was a Canadian businessman. He was the first French Canadian president of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada from August 1, 1963 to August 1, 1968...
- Charles Fleetford SiseCharles Fleetford SiseCharles Fleetford Sise Sr. was an American-Canadian businessman and the founding president of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada. First Board of directors, The Northern Electric and Manufacturing Company .-See also:* Charles Fleetford Sise Jr...
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