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Dr. Gendreau Giving a Speech

Black and white image of Dr. Ernest Gendreau wearing a black tuxedo with white shirt and bow tie, giving a speech at a reception in Montreal; four women and one man are seated at his table. Behind him a portrait of Marie Curie hangs on the wall. A clipping of text to the right explains the scene.

Year: circa 1938

Credits: The Coaticook Historical Society

Dr. Gendreau had the honour and the opportunity to work with important scholars, big names in modern science who included Jourgeas and Beclère (radiology), Andoyer (astronomy), Boreel and Raffy (mathematics), Becquerel (natural history), Haug (geology) and Marie Curie, Langevin and Regaud (radioactivity).