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Robert A. Boyd

Robert A. Boyd, Canadian engineer (died 2006)

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Born
June 21, 1918
Died
November 6, 2006
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1918

About Robert A. Boyd

Robert A. Boyd was a Canadian electric engineer and utility executive. He successfully led the construction of the first phase of the James Bay hydroelectric project, a large dam complex built in northern Quebec by Hydro-Québec during the 1970s and early 1980s. Boyd was selected Construction's Man of the Year in 1981 by the Engineering News-Record for his work on the James Bay project. Boyd graduated from École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1943.

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Robert A. Boyd timeline

  1. Boyd graduated from École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1943.
  2. Boyd was selected Construction's Man of the Year in 1981 by the Engineering News-Record for his work on the James Bay project.

The world when Robert A. Boyd was born

Robert A. Boyd was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Robert A. Boyd's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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