Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Glossary of Acronyms vii
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xvii
6. 1 Magic Moments: Young Years 1
7. 2 The Road to Engineering 13
8. 3 Transition from University to the Workplace 25
9. 4 My First Engineering Job 33
10. 5 A New Beginning 45
11. 6 The Road to Recognition 51
12. 7 Back to the Land 59
13. 8 Life in the Maritimes 69
14. 9 Global Clinical Engineering Outreach 75
15. 10 A Period of Ups and Downs 85
16. 11 The Winds of Change 97
17. 12 Striving for Success 103
18. 13 A National Chair and a Massacre 111
19. 14 A Response to the Massacre? 121
20. 15 Hitting the Ground Running: Adventures in Academia 131
21. 16 A Unique Chair Program 137
22. 17 The Road to Feminism: The Message and the Media 143
23. 18 Accelerating the Pace 151
24. 19 Clinical Engineering Missions in Developing Countries 167
25. 20 Incidents of Harassment 181
26. 21 Escape and a Time for Renewal 189
27. 22 Ottawa-Bound 201
28. 23 Research and Grants 213
29. 24 Work with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 223
30. 25 Merrickville: An Historical Meeting 235
31. 26 INWES: Successes and Negative 243
32. 27 A Battle for Survival 249
33. 28 Endings and Beginnings 259
34. 29 Life after Retirement, or a Permanent Sabbatical? 267
35. 30 Winding Down … Sort of 275
36. APPENDIX 1 My Legacy: Books and Articles 279
37. APPENDIX 2 Chronology 281
38. APPENDIX 3 Excerpt of a December 6 Speech by the Author 283
39. Biographies and Memoirs 287