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Canadian Arcott – a breed of domestic sheep native to Canada; Newfoundland dog – an unnamed Newfoundland is famous for saving Napoleon Bonaparte from drowning; Canadian horse – a breed of horse that is powerful, well-muscled, and typically dark in colour; Chantecler chicken – a breed of chicken originating at Abbey of Notre-Dame du Lac ...
21st-century Canadian inventors (9 P) Pages in category "Canadian inventors" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total.
Charles Fenerty (c. 1821–1892) – inventor of the wood pulp process for making paper; Reginald Fessenden (1866–1932) – radio inventor who made the first radio-transmitted audio transmission and the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission; also invented sonar and patented the first television system
The arrival of the Europeans provided a new impetus for innovation and invention. The first metal works, Les Forges de St. Maurice, developed metal products for colonial use. Along with the Royal Dockyards of 1666 and 1746 in Quebec City, they constituted the first groups of skilled industrial labourers working in teams to solve the problems related to the construction of complex struc
Pages in category "Canadian inventions" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
James Naismith (1861–1939), Canadian born, U.S. – invented basketball and American football helmet; Yoshiro Nakamatsu (born 1928), Japan – "PyonPyon" spring shoes, digital watch, CinemaScope, armchair "Cerebrex", sauce pump, taxicab meter; Shuji Nakamura (born 1954), Japan – Blue laser; John Napier (1550–1617), Scotland – logarithms
In 1897 Westinghouse established a manufacturing facility in Hamilton and began producing heavy alternating current (AC) generators and AC motors (based on Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla's induction motor) for the Canadian market. AC had an advantage in that it was more amenable to transmission over long distances.
Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame inductee, Order of Canada, Order of the British Empire George Klein (back) and his electric wheelchair in 1953 George Johann Klein , OC MBE (August 15, 1904 – November 4, 1992) was a Canadian inventor who is often called the most productive inventor in Canada in the 20th century.