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14-755: Gordon Edwards may refer to: Gordon Edwards (scientist) (born 1940), Canadian scientist and nuclear consultant Gordon Edwards (cricketer) (born 1947), British cricketer and engineer Gordon Cameron Edwards (1866–1946), Canadian politician J. Gordon Edwards (director) (1867–1925), American film director, producer and writer J. Gordon Edwards (entomologist) (1919–2004), American entomologist and mountaineer Gordon John Edwards (1947–2003), British musician (The Kinks, Pretty Things ) Gordon Edwards, American bassist, founder of Stuff See also [ edit ] Charles Gordon Edwards (1878–1931), American political figure [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

28-652: A 1976 nation-wide study of the role of the mathematical sciences in business, industry, government, education and science in seven volumes. Mathematical Sciences in Canada was commissioned and published by the Science Council of Canada . Edwards has provided consulting services on nuclear issues to governmental and non-governmental bodies at the provincial, territorial, national and international levels. He has also provided invited testimony and expert sworn testimony to legislative bodies, commissions, and courts. He has worked as

42-672: A consultant for governmental bodies such as the Auditor General of Canada , the Select Committee on Ontario Hydro Affairs, and the Ontario Royal Commission on Electric Power Planning. In 2006, he received the Nuclear-Free Future Award in the "education" category. This biographical article about a Canadian activist is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Montreal -related article

56-688: A critic of the nuclear industry. He was featured on two episodes of the CBC’s The Nature of Things hosted by David Suzuki . The first, in 1998, was called The Friendly Atom and considered how nuclear technology has been used for peaceful purposes and for war. Edwards and Alex Mayman, Vice-President of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., were interviewed in the episode. The second, in 2010, was called My Nuclear Neighbour and looked at small towns in Ontario and Alberta hosting or considering nuclear reactors. The episode featured Edwards alongside Duncan Hawthorne ,

70-399: A leading anti-nuclear activist. The Great Debate was moderated by Canadian television personality and author, Pierre Berton . The resolution debated was: "nuclear power plants are necessary and should be constructed." Edwards argued against the proposition and won by 60 to 36 votes. Since then, Edwards has been featured on Canadian national television broadcasts and in documentaries as

84-707: A trust established by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System , the Power Workers’ Union and The Society of Energy Professionals. He was a non-executive board member of Horizon Nuclear Power based in the UK. However, in March 2016, it was announced that Duncan would take up the post of CEO as of the 1 May 2016. Duncan has participated in Canadian and international organizations related to

98-683: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Duncan Hawthorne Duncan Hawthorne is an international businessman in the electricity industry. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Horizon Nuclear Power . He holds an honours degree in control engineering from the Open University and an MBA from Strathclyde University in Glasgow . Duncan has held various positions in the Electrical Generation Businesses in

112-668: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gordon Edwards (scientist) Edwards was born in Lansdowne, Ontario and grew up in Toronto . His parents were both pharmacists, and he was the youngest of five children. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1961 with a gold medal in Mathematics and Physics and a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship . He later obtained two master's degrees from

126-648: The United Kingdom and North America at South of Scotland Electricity Board , Scottish Nuclear , British Energy , AmerGen and Bruce Power from Apprentice level through Technician, Engineering and Managerial positions to Senior Executive level. Duncan joined the power industry in Scotland with the South of Scotland Electricity Board as an apprentice at the Cumbernauld Training Centre, and spent time at some of

140-472: The University of Chicago , and in 1972, he obtained a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Queen's University . He taught mathematics at Vanier College in Montreal . He is known as a leading anti-nuclear activist in Canada. Edwards gained public profile after he debated Edward Teller , the famous physicist and ‘father of the hydrogen bomb’, on live Canadian national television on October 17, 1974, becoming known as

154-720: The SSEB power stations. He held engineering and managerial posts at Hunterston B, which during this period was vested with Scottish Nuclear. Upon the formation of British Energy, he joined the head office organization in East Kilbride. Duncan headed to North America as part of AmerGen, a joint venture which included British Energy , in Philadelphia. It was while in North America he joined Dr. Robin Jeffery (the deputy chairman of British Energy) in

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168-687: The formation of Canagen based in Toronto, as part of the British Energy organization to become part of the Canadian electricity setup. It was this that led to the formation of Bruce Power . Duncan was part of the executive team throughout the Bruce Nuclear acquisition, the formation of Bruce Power and the development of the company's current partnership structure with the Cameco Corporation , TransCanada Corporation , BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust,

182-544: The president and CEO of Bruce Power , the world’s largest operating nuclear facility. In 2011, Edwards was interviewed over 20 times about the Fukushima nuclear accident on CBC Television News, CTV Television News, and Canada-AM (CTV). Edwards has published articles and reports on radiation standards, radioactive wastes , uranium mining , nuclear proliferation , the economics of nuclear power, its health implications, and non-nuclear energy strategies. Edwards co-authored

196-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gordon_Edwards&oldid=1246929431 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

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