What are some things that Canada contributed to the world?
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For the ISP at Geography i need to search and talk about a significant world contribution made by Canada.
It can be in
Science,
Peacekeeping,
Healthcare/Medicine,
Environment,
Sporting Events,
Humanitarian Aid,
Telecomunications,
Technology,
Arts & Design
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November 26th, 2008 at 6:02 am
Canada is a supplyer of oil and fish. Fishing in one of the biggest markets in eastern canada
November 27th, 2008 at 5:19 am
Hockey, maple syrup and “Kids in the Hall.”
November 29th, 2008 at 12:01 am
Pablum was invented by Canadians as a way to give babies the nutrition they required….
Or
Insulin……
November 29th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Canadian Inventors and Inventions
Bromine A process to extract was invented by Herbert Henry Dow in 1890
Calcium Carbide Thomas Leopold Willson invented a process for Calcium Carbide in 1892
Canada Dry Ginger Ale Invented in 1907 by John A. McLaughlin
Chocolate Nut Bar Arthur Ganong made the first nickel bar in 1910
Computerized Braille Invented by Roland Galarneau in 1972
Creed Telegraph System Fredrick Creed invented a way to convert Morse Code to text in 1900
Compound Steam Engine Invented by Benjamin Franklin Tibbetts in 1842
CPR Mannequin invented by Dianne Croteau in 1989
Electric Car Heater Thomas Ahearn invented the first electric car heater in 1890
Electric Cooking Range Thomas Ahearn invented the first in 1882
Electric Light Bulb Henry Woodward invented an electric light bulb in 1874 and sold the patent to Thomas Edison
Electron Microscope Eli Franklin Burton, Cecil Hall, James Hillier, Albert Prebus co-invented the electron microscope in 1937
Electric Organ Morse Robb of Belleville, Ontario, patented the world’s first electric organ in 1928
Electric Streetcar John Joseph Wright invented an electric streetcar in 1883
JAVA Software programming language invented by James Gosling in 1994
Jetliner The first commercial jetliner to fly in North America was designed by James Floyd in 1949. The first test flight of the Avro Jetliner was on August 10 1949.
Jolly Jumper Baby’s delight invented by Olivia Poole in 1959
Kerosene Invented by Doctor Abraham Gesner in 1846
Lawn Sprinkler Another invention made by Elijah McCoy
Light Bulb Leads Leads made of nickel & iron alloy were invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1892
Marquis Wheat Invented by Sir Charles E. Saunders in 1908
McIntosh Apple Invented by John McIntosh in 1796
Music Synthesizer Invented by Hugh Le Caine in 1945
Newsprint Invented by Charles Fenerty in 1838
Odometer Invented by Samuel McKeen in 1854
Paint Roller invented by Norman Breakey of Toronto in 1940
Plexiglas Polymerized Methyl Methacrylate invented by William Chalmers in 1931
Polypump Liquid Dispenser Harold Humphrey made pumpable liquid hand soap possible in 1972
Portable Film Developing System Invented by Arthur Williams McCurdy in 1890, but he foolishly sold the patent to George Eastman in 1903
Potato Digger Invented by Alexander Anderson in 1856
Process to Extract Helium from Natural Gas Invented by Sir John Cunningham McLennan in 1915
Prosthetic Hand An electric prosthetic invented by Helmut Lucas in 1971
Quartz Clock Warren Marrison developed the first quartz clock
R-Theta Navigation System Invented by J.E.G. Wright in 1958
Radio-Transmitted Voice Invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1904
Railway Car Brake Invented by George B. Dorey in 1913
Railway Sleeper Car Invented by Samuel Sharp in 1857
Robertson ***** Invented by Peter L. Robertson in 1908
Rotary Blow Molding Machine Plastic bottle maker invented by Gustave Côté in 1966
Rotary Railroad Snowplow Invented by J.E. Elliott in 1869
Rubber Shoe Heels Elijah McCoy patented an important improvement to rubber heels in 1879
Safety Paint A high reflectivity paint invented by Neil Harpham in 1974
Screw Propeller Ship’s propeller invented by John Patch in 1833
Silicon Chip Blood Analyzer Invented by Imants Lauks in 1986
SlickLicker Made for cleaning oil spills and patented by Richard Sewell in 1970
Snowblower Invented by Arthur Sicard in 1925
Snowmobile Invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1958
Standard Time Invented by Sir Sanford Fleming in 1878
Stereo-orthography Map Making System Invented by T.J. Blachut, Stanley Collins in 1965
Superphosphate Fertilizer Invented by Thomas L. Wilson in 1896
Synthetic Sucrose Invented by Dr. Raymond Lemieux in 1953
Television System Reginald A. Fessenden patented a television system in 1927
Television Camera Invented by F. C. P. Henroteau in 1934
Telephone Invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
Telephone Handset Invented by Cyril Duquet in 1878
Tone-to-Pulse Converter Invented by Michael Cowpland in 1974
Trivial Pursuit Invented in 1979 by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott
Tuck-Away-Handle Beer Carton Invented by Steve Pasjac in 1957
Undersea Telegraph Cable Invented by Fredrick Newton Gisborne in 1857
UV-degradable Plastics Invented by Dr. James Guillet in 1971
Variable Pitch Aircraft Propeller Invented by Walter Rupert Turnbull in 1922
Walkie-Talkie Invented by Donald L. Hings in 1942
Wireless Radio Invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1900
Wirephoto Edward Samuels Rogers invented the first in 1925
Zipper Invented by Gideon Sundback in 1913
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December 1st, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Standard (or Universal) time was invented by a Canadian to keep train schedules running at set times so people would now exactly when a train would arrive in their town. Before that, train schedules were set according to each town’s local time, very confusing for the conductor and train engineer who was trying to keep the train on schedule at each stop.
I also heard that basketball was actually invented and first played at a university in Toronto.
And Superman’s creator was Canadian, as well as the author of Winnie the Pooh.
December 4th, 2008 at 5:29 am
light bulb(invented by a Canadian and sold to Thomas Edison)
lacrosse
Insulin
the pacemaker
Plexiglas
radio voice transmission
ski-doo
snow blower
standard time
telephone
Wonderbra
zipper
and lots more!!!
December 6th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
the 2 major canadian contributions to the world are the flannel shirt and the mullet, also known as a canadian passport
December 9th, 2008 at 8:11 am
You can start with the fact that Alexander Graham Bell was Canadian and conceived and did initial work on many of his inventions at his Nova Scotia home, although much of his telephone execution work was done at a laboratory in Boston, USA.
December 10th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Unfortunately drags up tossers like Biffnasty (see previous posts). I bet he is american.
December 12th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Here are just a few from your categories but below I have left some links.
Sporting events: Hockey, Lacrosse, Basketball, 5-pin bowling
Telecommunications: Telephone Alexander Graham Bell was a Canadian immigrant from the UK, AM radio,
Healthcare/Medicine: Insulin, Pacemaker,
Technology: Canadarm, Blackberry, Java programming language, Light Bulb (Edison just made it better).