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Breakthrough!

Autor John Melady
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 iun 2013
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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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781459708525
ISBN-10: 1459708520
Pagini: 218
Ilustrații: 31
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Dundurn Group (CA)

Cuprins

1. Banting ߝ insulin
2. Bell ߝ telephone
3. Lazaridis ߝ Blackberry
4. Woodward and Evans ߝ light bulb
5. Naismith ߝ basketball
6. Bigelow ߝ pacemaker
7. Robertson ߝ screwdriver
8. Bombardier ߝ snowmobile
9. Breakey ߝ paint roller
10. Saunders ߝ marquis wheat
11. Plante ߝ goalie mask
12. Franks ߝ G suit
13. Fleming ߝ standard time
14. Spar ߝ Canadarm
15. Sicard ߝ snow blower
16. Stevinson ߝ crash position indicator
17. Floyd ߝ jetliner
18. Stephenson ߝ wire photo
19. Turnbull ߝ variable pitch propeller
20. Patterson ߝ Stratford Festival
21. Horton and Joyce ߝ Tim Hortons
22. Pearson ߝ Canada’s flag

Notă biografică

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.

Descriere

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.