Background
Boulet, Lionel was born on July 29, 1919 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Boulet, Lionel was born on July 29, 1919 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Bachelor cum laude, Laval U., Quebec, 1938; Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering summa cum laude, Laval U., Quebec, 1944; Honorary Doctor of Science, Laval U., 1972; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1947; Honorary Doctor of Science, Sir George William U., 1968; Honorary Doctor of Science, U. d'Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1971; Honorary Doctor of Science, Concordia U., Montreal Honorary Doctor of Science, U. Quebec Honorary Doctor of Science, McGill.
Research engineer, Radio Corporation of America Victor Corporation, 1944-1946;
special researcher, University of Illinois, 1946-1947;
educator, Laval U., Quebec, 1947-1953;
head electrical engineering, Laval U., Quebec, 1953-1964;
director research, Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Quebec, 1964-1982;
executive vice president, Hydro-Quebec, Varennes, Quebec, 1982-1983;
president, FDST, 1983-1984. Chairman of the Board LaLonde, Girouard, Letendre & Associations Ltd., consultant engineers. Director by interim Institut Armand Frappier.
Member Science Council Canada, Energy Research Committee, National Research Council.
Fellow Engineering Institute Canada (prize 1943), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (prize 1944). Member Royal Society Canada (officer), Canada Association Physicists, Canada Research Management Association (president 1976-1978, board directors since 1978), Sigma Xi.
M. Ruth Millette.
