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C. Donald Bateman

Canadian-born US electronics engineer, inventor · Canada · Scientists · Lived 1932 to 2023 · aged 91

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Charles Donald Bateman, often known as Don Bateman, was a Canadian electrical engineer and the inventor of the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS), a device that is responsible for a marked decline in controlled flight into terrain accidents, such as the Mount Erebus disaster."It's accepted within the industry that...

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2023Died21 May 20232010National Medal of Technology and InnovationAward2005National Inventors Hall of FameAward2001IRI Achievement AwardAward1932Born8 March 1932

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National Medal of Technology and Innovation2010
National Inventors Hall of Fame2005
IRI Achievement Award2001

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Charles Donald Bateman, often known as Don Bateman, was a Canadian electrical engineer and the inventor of the Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS), a device that is responsible for a marked decline in controlled flight into terrain accidents, such as the Mount Erebus disaster."It's accepted within the industry that Don Bateman has probably saved more lives than any single person in the history of aviation."

Country
Canada
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1932 to 2023 · aged 91

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