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Arthur Custance
1910 - 1985
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Education:
1940: M.A. in Oriental Languages, majored
in Physical and Cultural Anthropology, University of Toronto
1959: Ph.D. University of Ottawa Thesis: Does
Science Transcend Culture?
Career:
1940 - 1951: Professional Engineer (Otis
Fensom, Henderson Electric, Consultant)
1955 - 1970: Research scientist in human thermoregulation,
Defence Research Board, Government of Canada, Ottawa
Scientific Achievements:
developed and designed respirator mask,
mask-sizing meter, anthropometric facial contour measuring device.
and the Custance Sudorimeter for accurate measurement of levels
of heat stress.
He favoured the Origins
Model of the Gap Theory.
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