Did you know that? Neither did I.
To find out more about Canadian Inventions, check out the Wikipedia entry based on the CBC TV special called "The Greatest Canadian Invention. "
Here is the list of inventions, in the order in which they were ranked on the show:
- Light Bulb
- Insulin
- Telephone
- Five-pin bowling
- Wonderbra
- Pacemaker
- Robertson screw
- Zipper
- Electric Wheelchair
- Poutine
- Cobalt-60 “Bomb” Cancer Treatment
- Java programming language
- Bloody Caesar
- Canadarm
- Standard Time
- Electron Microscope
- Ski-Doo
- BlackBerry
- Radio Voice Transmission
- Birch-Bark Canoe
- Basketball
- Retractable Beer Carton Handle
- UV Degradable Plastics
- Instant Replay
- Goalie mask
- Marquis Wheat
- Pablum
- Lacrosse
- Electric Oven
- Fog horn
- Walkie-Talkie
- Alkaline battery
- Paint roller
- Electronic Music Synthesizer
- Weevac 6
- Green Garbage Bag
- Snowblower
- Self-Propelled Combine Harvester
- Instant Mashed Potatoes
- Marine Screw Propeller
- Explosives Vapour Detector
- Plexiglas
- Key Frame Animation
- CPR-Mannequin: “Actar 911”
- G-Suit
- Ardox Spiral Nail
- Automatic Lubricating Cup
- Crash-Position Indicator
- Caulking gun
- Separable Baggage Check
That's one impressive list!
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