Breakthrough!

Canada's Greatest Inventions and Innovations

Nonfiction, History, Canada, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering, Biography & Memoir
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Author: John Melady ISBN: 9781459708549
Publisher: Dundurn Publication: June 8, 2013
Imprint: Dundurn Language: English
Author: John Melady
ISBN: 9781459708549
Publisher: Dundurn
Publication: June 8, 2013
Imprint: Dundurn
Language: English

Canadians are behind a variety of cutting-edge products, life-saving medicines, innovative machines, and fascinating ideas. Although our inventions have typically been created with little fanfare, financing, or expectation of return, they have often gone on to play important roles in day-to-day life. Our "greatest invention" is probably insulin, which millions of people depend on for life and health. But the light bulb, the Canadarm, and the BlackBerry certainly vie for that honour as well.

Some of our inventions are small: the paint roller, the Robertson screwdriver, and the crash position indicator--the forerunner of the black box on planes. Others are larger: the jetliner, the snow-blower, and the snowmobile. Some, such as Standard Time, are really just complex ideas while others, such as the pacemaker, are triumphs of complex technology.

Put simply, Canadians are supremely innovative!

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Canadians are behind a variety of cutting-edge products, life-saving medicines, innovative machines, and fascinating ideas. Although our inventions have typically been created with little fanfare, financing, or expectation of return, they have often gone on to play important roles in day-to-day life. Our "greatest invention" is probably insulin, which millions of people depend on for life and health. But the light bulb, the Canadarm, and the BlackBerry certainly vie for that honour as well.

Some of our inventions are small: the paint roller, the Robertson screwdriver, and the crash position indicator--the forerunner of the black box on planes. Others are larger: the jetliner, the snow-blower, and the snowmobile. Some, such as Standard Time, are really just complex ideas while others, such as the pacemaker, are triumphs of complex technology.

Put simply, Canadians are supremely innovative!

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