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Donald Glenn Ivey, 1922
Frames of Reference (1963), Screenshot |
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| Born | February 6, 1922 Clanwilliam, Manitoba, Canada |
| Residence | Canada |
| Fields | Canadian Television Host, Vice-President of the University of Toronto, Principal of New College (U of T), Physics Professor (U of T), Carpenter, Physics Textbook Writer, Assisting-Chemist at The Coca-Cola Company |
| Institutions | University of Toronto, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company |
| Known for | First Host of "The Nature of Things", Canadian National Tennis Player |
| Notable awards | Edison Award for Educational Video Series, University of Toronto's New College Library named "Donald G. Ivey Library" |
Donald G. Ivey (born 6 February 1922) was the principal of the University of Toronto's New College from 1963 to 1974.
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"In collaboration with his colleague Patterson Hume, Ivey helped to steer the direction of physics teaching in a new direction through the use of educational television programs and movies. Their movie Frames of Reference and the tv show The Nature of Things made physics accessible to a wider range of students. According to one of his colleagues, 'Don Ivey was above all a teacher whose humour and wit penetrated every lecture. I have heard him lecture to first- or second-year engineers, and he held their attention as few lecturers anywhere can do'. Professor Ivey also served as Principal of New College, and Vice-President of the University of Toronto."[1]