John Tasker Henderson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Tasker Henderson
Canadian physicist
Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1905
Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Date of Death: 02-Jan-1983
Profession: physicist
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John Tasker Henderson
- John Tasker Henderson (9 December 1905 – 2 January 1983) was a Canadian Physicist whose career was with the National Research Council (NRC).
- Educated at McGill and London, Henderson joined the NRC in 1933 where he worked on the effects of the ionosphere on radio signals and the Direction Finder invented by A.G.L.
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- Steel. In 1939, he became involved with the secret radar development and is particularly recognized for his leadership role in this technology during World War II, laying the foundations for radar research and manufacture in Canada.
- Henderson returned to the NRC after RCAF and diplomatic service from 1942–47 and became head of its electricity section, which built several cesium atomic clocks.
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