Please answer the following question: What key details about gordon slemon can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: gordon richard slemon , -lrb- august 15 , 1924 -- september 26 , 2011 -rrb- was a canadian electrical engineer and professor . born in bowmanville , ontario , he received a b.a.sc . in electrical engineering in 1946 and a m.a.sc . in electrical engineering in 1948 from the university of toronto . he received a ph.d. from the university of london in 1952 . from 1953 to 1955 , he was an assistant professor at the nova scotia technical college . in 1955 , he joined the university of toronto as an associate professor and was appointed a professor in 1964 . he was made a professor emeritus in 1990 . from 1966 to 1976 , he was the head of the department of electrical engineering and from 1979 to 1986 was dean of the faculty of applied science and engineering . he is the co-author of '' scientific basis of electrical engineering '' -lrb- 1961 -rrb- , '' electric machinery '' -lrb- 1979 -rrb- , and '' power semiconductor drives '' -lrb- 1984 -rrb- . he is the author of '' magnetoelectric devices '' -lrb- 1966 -rrb- and '' electric machines and drives '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- . in 1994 , he was made an officer of the order of canada for his work as '' a world authority on the analysis , design and development of electric machines and controlled drive systems , he has dedicated his professional life to teaching and research in engineering '' . in 1990 , he was awarded the ieee nikola tesla award , given each year to a team or to an individual that has made an outstanding contribution to the generation or utilization of electric power . he was elected to fellow of the canadian academy of engineering . in 2011 , he received the engineering institute of canada 's highest award , the sir john kennedy medal .
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- death date is 26 september 2011- awards is order of canada- birth date is 15 august 1924- name is gordon richard slemon- birth place is bowmanville , ontario