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of all reproductions of the Atomium until he passed it over to the organisation owning the original building around the year 2000. He was chairman of the board of the Atomium until 2002, when his son took over. He died in
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van Capelleveen, R., 2011. André Waterkeyn (1917-2005) Belgische ingenieur. Absolutefacts.nl. Available at: <
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he participated with the Belgian team in the 1948 hockey tournament, playing the position of forward.
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Le Monde.fr. 2005. André Waterkeyn, concepteur de l'Atomium à Bruxelles. Available at: <
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in 2005. After his death, the top sphere was named after him.
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in Brussels, in front of a model of his creation (in 1962).
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Waterkeyn was the economic director of Fabrimetal (now
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