Vladimir Nicolaus Mackiw (1923, Stanisławów – 2001) was a Canadian inventor, industrialist, and chemist of Ukrainian origin who revolutionized the mining industry with his inventions and techniques. External links Vladimir Nicolaus Mackiw - Canadian Mining Hall of Fame 1923 births 2001 deaths People from Ivano-Frankivsk Ukrainian emigrants to Canada 20th-century Ukrainian inventors 20th-century Canadian inventors Ukrainian chemists Canadian chemists 20th-century Ukrainian scientists 20th-century Canadian scientists University of Breslau alumni University of Erlangen-Nuremberg alumni Scientists from Ontario KU Leuven alumni Fellows of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society