Breakthrough! (eBook)

Canada's Greatest Inventions and Innovations

John Melady (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
224 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-0854-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Canada's greatest medical breakthrough might well be insulin, but the telephone, the light bulb, the jetliner, the BlackBerry, and basketball also had Canadians behind them. Author John Melady showcases the praiseworthy products, fascinating ideas, and machines with global appeal that the planet owes to Canadians.

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From the jetliner and the snowmobile to the pacemaker and the BlackBerry, Canadians have long been at the forefront of innovation and invention. 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 "e;greatest invention"e; 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!

Autor

John Melady is a veteran writer on Canadian history and space exploration. His many books include Pearson's Prize, Canadians in Space, Korea, and Heartbreak and Heroism. He lives in Egmondville, Ontario.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.6.2013
• Zusatzinfo: notes
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Canadarm • Hockey face mask, Goaltender face mask, Snow blower, Stratford Festival, Tim Hortons, Double-double, Roll up the rim, Standard time, Time • John Melady, Historian, History, Non-fiction, Canadian, Inventions, Canadian inventions, Canadian discoveries, Famous Canadians, The Canadian Flag, Lester Pearson, The ski-doo, Insulin, Diabetes, Blackberry, Light bulb, Telephone, Basketball, Screwdriver, Heart pace-maker, Heart attack, Paint roller
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-0854-7 / 1459708547
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-0854-9 / 9781459708549