ERAO PRESENTS ZOOM TALK
Alfred Nobel & Canadian Nobel Prize Winners with historian and inventor, Fred Kallin
Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:00 am
If you have ever used a bank machine, then you've probably used technology that Fred Kallin invented and developed. Fred’s work helped to create thousands of jobs both in Canada and abroad. He takes an actve interest in history and volunteers with the Orillia Museum of Art and History.
For many years, the Nobel prizes have been considered the most prestigious prizes in the world and yet there were many obstacles to overcome before these prizes became a reality. Some of the key events in this story are not well known and are quite surprising. For example, who was the famous woman who influenced Alfred Nobel to create the Peace Prize? How are three special horses connected to the creation of the Nobel prizes? How were the Nobel prizes created in spite of interference from Alfred Nobel’s relatives and the King of Sweden?
There are currently 26 individual Canadian winners of the Nobel Prizes. Find out who they were and why each of them won the Nobel Prize. One of the winners was a Canadian Prime Minister. One Nobel Prize winner was voted fourth on the list of greatest Canadians because of his discoveries. Please join us for this fascinating glimpse into a century-old prize.
Fred was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and came to Canada as a toddler when his father, Nils Kallin, was assigned here as President of SKF Canada and Swedish Consul-General in 1957. As Fred was growing up, he went to school in Toronto but spent summers in Sweden and worked summer jobs for two different companies in Sweden. He attended Queen’s University where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He also met his future wife at Queen’s, an Orillia girl, Anne Robertson. Fred and Anne moved to Waterloo, Ontario after graduation where they worked and raised a son and daughter. Fred worked in the Hi-tech industry in Waterloo as an engineer and inventor.
If you have ever used a bank machine, then you have probably used technology that Fred invented and developed. Fred’s work helped to create thousands of jobs both in Canada and abroad. In 2016, Fred and Anne retired and moved to Orillia where they both volunteer with several organizations. Fred has taken an active interest in history and volunteers with the Orillia Museum of Art and History.
ZOOM - Thursday, January 23 at 10:00 am
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