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The diffusion of technology in what is now Canada began with the arrival of the first humans about 14,000 BC.. These people brought with them stone and bone tools. These took the form of arrowheads, axes, blades, scrappers, needles, harpoon heads and fishhooks used mostly to kill animals and fish for food and skins.
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology, [5][6] branded as Ontario Tech University or Ontario Tech, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus is located on approximately 160 hectares (400 acres) of land in northern Oshawa, while its secondary satellite campus is situated in ...
It formed the basis for the telegraph, beginning in the 1850s, the telephone in the 1880s, recorded sound, the 20th century, radio, the 1920s, computers and television, the 1950s and cable TV in the 1960s. However, digital technology has slowly replaced analog technology in all these domains in the past 40 years.
McGill-Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-4724-7. Edward Jones-Imhotep; Tina Adcock (2018). Made Modern: Science and Technology in Canadian History. UBC Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-3726-2. Council of Canadian Academies (2012). The State of Science and Technology in Canada, 2012. Council of Canadian Academies.
George Parkin Grant OC FRSC (13 November 1918 – 27 September 1988) was a Canadian philosopher, university professor and social critic. He is known for his Canadian nationalism, a political conservatism that affirms the values of community, equality and justice and his critical, philosophical analysis of the social and political effects of limitless technological progress.
Science and technology in Canada consists of three distinct but closely related phenomena: the diffusion of technology in Canada. scientific research in Canada. innovation, invention and industrial research in Canada. In 2019, Canada spent approximately CA$40.3 billion on domestic research and development, of which over $7 billion was provided ...
Ken Coates (born 1956) is a Canadian historian focused on the history of the Canadian North and Aboriginal rights and indigenous claims.His other areas of specialization include Arctic sovereignty; [1] science, technology and society, with an emphasis on Japan; world and comparative history; and post-secondary education.
The history of science and technology (HST) is a field of history that examines the development of the understanding of the natural world (science) and humans' ability to manipulate it (technology) at different points in time. This academic discipline also examines the cultural, economic, and political context and impacts of scientific ...