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Canadian inventions and discoveries are objects, processes, or techniques—invented, innovated, or discovered—that owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Canada, a citizen of Canada, or a company or organization based in Canada.
In Toronto, Plastics Ltd. began to produce Bakelite soon after its invention in 1909. Another firm, Canadian Electro Products of Shawinigan, Quebec, invented polyvinyl acetate which was used in copolymer resins and water-based paints. The wartime production of nitrocellulose naturally led to the manufacture at Shawinigan in 1932, of transparent ...
Inventive Canadian chemists specializing in the field of electrochemistry during this period included W.T. Gibbs, T.L. Wilson and E.A. LeSeur. In 1907, the invention by researcher Charles E. Saunders of genetically modified Marquis wheat with its hardy growing characteristics helped overcome retarded growing conditions on the prairies.
For more about those with a Canadian origin, see Invention in Canada. The terms chosen for the "age" described below are both literal and metaphorical. They describe the technology that dominated the period in question but are also representative of a large number of other technologies introduced during the same period.
Pages in category "Canadian inventions" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A cross-Canada air mail demonstration by the Canadian Air Force was staged in 1920, but this was a relay of a half-dozen aircraft. American aviator James Dalzell McKee (1893–1927) and RCAF Squadron Leader Earl Godfrey took nine days in September 1926 to fly from Montreal to Vancouver.
1920 Olympics. April 26 – The Winnipeg Falcons representing Canada beat Sweden 12–1 to win the gold medal for ice hockey at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. August 18 – Earl Thomson wins a gold medal in Men's 110 m Hurdles at the Athletics; August 23 – Bert Schneider wins a gold medal for Canada in the Boxing Welterweight at the 1920 ...
1920s Canadian films (12 P) P. 1920s in Canadian politics (6 C) S. 1920s in Canadian sports (12 C, 1 P) Pages in category "1920s in Canada" The following 7 pages are ...