I've driven by this spot countless times, but
never stopped to take a look.
This is a tiny park in Ancaster dedicated to Bertram
Brockhouse.
Canadian born Brockhouse is Hamilton's only Noble prize
winner.
His pioneering work, carried out at the Chalk River Nuclear
Laboratories during the period 1950 to 1962, laid the foundations
for the immensely powerful field of neutron inelastic scattering
that is now employed by many thousands of scientists in
universities, in industry and in government laboratories worldwide.
In 1962, Brockhouse moved to Hamilton's McMaster University where,
as a professor of physics, he continued his research and led his
students in the creation of a triple-axis neutron spectrometer that
was still in use in the mid-1990s. He retired in 1984, and lived in
the family's long-time home in Ancaster, Ontario, until his death
in October 2003. Brockhouse's first Nobel Prize-winning triple axis
neutron spectrometer is now in the collection of the National
Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa.
This cache is a regular sized one litre container
hidden near a nice spot to take a little break during your day.
There are park benches and a very large shady tree. Please use
stealth and re-hide the cache carefully, as many younger muggles
frequent the park. Cache contains a log book, pen, and small
toys.
Parking is available across the street at the shops or on the
nearby road, St. Anns Court.
Congratulations to Girls Phind Squirrels for FTF!
Note: Please don't climb into the plants and trees. There is no
need.
