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Canadian Inventions and Discoveries


Canadians have invented and discovered many things, but seldom get much acknowledgment for their contributions. Here is a list of just a fraction of Canadian inventions and discoveries.

  • Actar 911 CPR Dummy - Dianne Croteau, Richard Brault, and Jonathan Vinden
  • Anti-gravity suit - Dr. Wilbur R. Franks
  • Automatic lubricators - Elijah McCoy
  • Avro Arrow - Royal Canadian Air Force
  • Balderdash - Laura Robinson and aul Toyne
  • Basketball - Dr. James A. Naismith
  • Birchbark canoe - Canada's Natives
  • Chocolate bar - James K. Ganong
  • Cobalt bomb - University of Saskatchewan and Eldorado Mining and Refining
  • Cystic fibrosis gene - Lap-Chee Tsui
  • Electric cooking range - Thomas Ahearn
  • Electric wheelchair - George J. Klein
  • Electron microscope - The University of Toronto
  • Explosives and vapour detector - Dr. Lorne Elias
  • Five-pin bowling - Thomas E. Ryan
  • Football goalpost with single base - Jim Trimble
  • Fuller brush - Alfred C. Fuller
  • Ginger ale - John J. McLaughlin
  • Green garbage bag - Harry Wasylyk
  • Green ink - Thomas Sterry Hunt
  • Hydrofoil boat - Casey Baldwin and Alexander Graham Bell
  • Ice hockey - Members of the Royal Canadian Rifles
  • Imax film format - Grahame Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, and Robert Kerr
  • Instant food - Dr. Edward Asselbergs
  • Insulin - Frederick Banting
  • Java - James Gosling
  • Jolly jumper - Olivia Poole
  • Kayak - Canada's Natives
  • Kerosene - Dr. Abraham Gesner
  • Lacrosse - Canada's Natives
  • Laser sailboat - Bruce Kirby, Ian Bruce, and Hans Fogh
  • Light bulb - Henry Woodward (later sold the patent to Thomas Edison)
  • McIntosh apple - John McIntosh
  • Mobile blood-transfusion service - Norman Bethune
  • Newsprint - Charles Fenerty
  • Pablum - Doctors T.G.H. Drake, Alan Brown, and Frederick F. Tisdall
  • Pacemaker - Wilfred Bigelow
  • Paint roller - Norman Breakey
  • Panoramic camera - John Cannon
  • Pictionary - Rob Angel
  • Retractable beer case handle - Steve Pasjac
  • Robertson Screwdriver - Peter Lymburner Robertson
  • Snow blower - Arthur Sicard
  • Snow shoes - Canada's Natives
  • Snowmobile - Joseph-Armand Bombardier
  • Speed of sound - Dr. George Wong
  • Standard time - Sandford Fleming
  • Stanley Cup - Lord Stanley of Preston
  • Steam foghorn - Robert Foulis
  • Stol aircraft - de Havilland Canada
  • Superman - Joe Shuster
  • Synchronized swimming - The Canadian Royal Lifesaving Society
  • Table hockey - Donald Munro
  • Telegraph - Frederic Newton Gesborne
  • Tipi - Canada's Natives
  • Tobaggan - Canada's Natives
  • Trivial Pursuit - Chris Haney and Scott Abbott
  • Variable pitch propeller - Wallace Rupert Turnbull
  • Velcro - George de Mestral
  • Walkie-Talkie - Donald L. Hings
  • Yachtzee - Edwin S. Lowe
  • Zipper - Gideon Sundback
 
My dear Numberz, chocolate bar is a canadian invention? I thought it was english or even US with a bit german assistance. I´m not sure but thought so.

Greetings :)
 
And this:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/cool/002027-2002-e.html

Incredible Inventions

Chocolate bar

Inventors: Arthur Ganong (1877-1960), George Ensor (1868?-1929)

Source
The sons of James Ganong, 1895; Walter and Edwin (standing), Will and Arthur (seated)​
While chocolate has been around for centuries, it wasn't until two Canadian friends went fishing that the world was introduced to the chocolate bar. James and Gilbert Ganong founded the Ganong candy factory in St. Stephen, New Brunswick in 1873. As the legend goes, James' son Arthur teamed up with Ganong candy maker George Ensor to make long moulded pieces of chocolate mixed with nuts. Arthur and George wrapped the pieces to take them along on a fishing trip. Realizing that covering the chocol
 
You see Sempai that we have a fair bit of time on our hands after making Igloos and snowmen.
 
Sempai said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_bar

At that link You can read 1847 first ever molded chocolate bar at Fry´s chocolate factory. Another origin spoke of US guy who bought german machine for producing chocolate bars. ??? Please, explain taht!

Greetings :)
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You see here is another situation where we see the Americans trying to steal the fame...they still believe that Superman was their idea.:)
 
Wouldn´t be the first time. ;) Is there an independent origin what can attest that? I ask only out of curiosity. It´s not so important for me but I´m a curious about that topic.

Greetings :)
 
Syncronised swimming.. ??! . .. numberz , you kept that on the list ?! Invented by the Canadian Royal life Savers ? Didn't they have anything better to do

besides. Most of the Lifesavers here is Australia are men .. so .. you mean .. you have MALE synconised swimming? !:eek: ..the Horror, the horror ..
 
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