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Why M is an Expert:
The design and development of equipment, machinery and test equipment.

Best Advice:
Don’t get discouraged by the rejections. Keep on plugging away.

Passionate about:
I am passionate about the challenge of taking an idea and following it through to fruition.

Biography Excerpt:
John Law likes to roll up his sleeves and get his hands on his projects. A retired mechanical engineer, Mr. Law is currently juggling numerous ventures and can be found in his private machine shop bringing ideas to life. Presently he is designing a lock for a particular type of door and doing patent drawings for some friends. He also continues to build prototypes for inventors.

     

Cambridge Who's Who: What is the highlight of your professional career?  
JOHN LAW :  The highlight of my career was when I developed the aluminum foil pie pan. I had to go all the way 50 miles off road from Saskatoon to get all the information. That was in 1952. I’ve done a lot of work for Kirby vacuum cleaners: I’ve developed new motors and done the mechanical work, not the electrical. I just packaged it. Although I developed that reactor [a nuclear airborne reactor designed for Pratt & Whitney in 1955], it just was a prototype. It never went into production and we never had anything to test.

What is the most significant issue facing your profession today?
We should spend more time in work trades. When I was in trade school, I spent the morning in classes and in the afternoon I went to a factory. I worked with Ball & Ball carburetors and worked with my hands. It would be good to have more of the hands-on aspect in training today.

How do you remain current in your profession?
I dream up things and study them on my drawing board. I continue to come up with new ideas. I have about 10 projects going right now and the beauty of it is that I can go to my machine shop and work out the physical properties and ideas.