death_date death_place birth_place nationality discipline birth_date spouse article_title name
july 19 , 2009 london , ontario , canada madras , india canadian civil engineer september 19 , 1932 sheila smith alan garnett davenport
 alan garnett davenport
alan garnett davenport

alan garnett davenport -lrb- september 19 , 1932 -- july 19 , 2009 -rrb- was a professor at the university of western ontario and founder of its boundary layer wind tunnel laboratory .
he analyzed the wind 's effect on a significant portion of the world 's tallest buildings including the building formerly known as the cn tower , sears tower , citicorp center , and the world trade center .
he was a member of the order of canada , canada 's highest civilian honor .
