Dick Bourgeois-Doyle

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Wikipedia

Richard (Dick) Bourgeois-Doyle (formerly Doyle, born 1952)[1][2] is a Canadian writer and science administrator whose works have focused on innovation history, research ethics, and gender issues in technology. His books include Her Daughter the Engineer,[3] the first full biography of aeronautical engineer Elsie Gregory MacGill and George J. Klein: The Great Inventor,[4] the official biography of the design engineer dubbed Canada’s most productive inventor in the 20th century.  Bourgeois-Doyle was also lead writer and editor of Renaissance II, an account of the Millennium Conferences on Creativity and Innovation.[1]

Career

A three-time winner of the National Research Council Canada (NRC) Outstanding Achievement Award for public awareness of science and former NRC Secretary General, Bourgeois-Doyle chaired the organization’s 100th anniversary: A Century of Innovation in Canada.[5] He has served on a number of national and international bodies dedicated to the promotion of science and innovation.  He acted as Chair of the EU Path2Integrity Project from 2019-2022.[6]

His other books celebrating Canadian achievement include Stubborn: Big Ed Caswell and the Line from the Valley to the Northland[7] and What’s So Funny? Lessons from Canada’s Leacock Medal for Humour Writing, the first complete review of winners of the major award for Canadian literary humour. Bourgeois-Doyle is an Honorary Life Member of the Leacock Associates,[8] the organization that awards the medal. Raised in Port Perry, Ontario, Bourgeois-Doyle studied at the University of Guelph, Simon Fraser University, the University of Ottawa, and Athabasca University.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Canadian Science Publishing". CSP Book. doi:10.1139/9780660183978 (inactive 4 September 2025). Retrieved August 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2025 (link)
  2. ↑ "Dick Bourgeois-Doyle Director at Large". Long Point Biosphere Region. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Levinson, M. (May 2009). ""Bourgeois-Doyle, Richard I.: Her daughter the engineer: the life of Elsie Gregory MacGill."". CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. 46 (9): 1733 – via Gale Literature Resource.
  4. ↑ Curran, Alex (2004). ""George J. Klein: The Great Inventor"". Canadian Book Review Annual – via University of Toronto Library Online.
  5. ↑ Montgomery, Marc (June 7, 2016). "Canada's National Research Agency: Happy 100th". Radio Canada International. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Path2Integrity". Path2Integrity Board. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ Newman, Steve (December 20, 2010). "Deep roots in Cobden, Carleton Place and Cochrane". Renfrew Mercury. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ Parker, Ann (October 2021). "Our New Honorary Member". Leacock Matters. p. 15.
  9. ↑ Hall, Chris (April 27, 2000). "Area Native Wins National Award". Port Perry Star. p. 1.