Wednesday, 22 May 2013

History - Inventors

Hi everyone,

Here's a list of the inventions/inventors we spoke about in History:

Chris Haney and Scott Abbott - Trivial Pursuit
Norman Breakey - Paint Roller
Dianne Croteau - CPR Mannequin
James Floyd - Jetliner
Sandford Fleming - Standard Time (Time Zones)
Gideon Sundback - Zippers
Henry Woodward - The Electric Lightbulb
T.E. Ryan - 5 Pin Bowling
Grahame Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr - IMAX
SPAR Aeronautics and The National Aeronautical Establishment - Canadarm
Eli Franklin Burton, Cecil Hall, James Hillier, Albert Prebus - Electron Microscope
James Naismith - Basketball
Helmut Lucas - Prosthetic Hands
Joseph Armand Bombardier - the Snowmobile
Jacques Plante - the Goalie Mask
Samuel McKeen - the Odometer
Frederick Banting, J.J. MacLeod, Charles Best - the Insulin Process
Elijah McCoy - Lawn Sprinklers (among many other things)
Wilbur Rounding Franks - Anti-Gravity Suits
Donald Hings - Walkie Talkies
Olivia Poole - Jolly Jumpers
Harry Wasylyk - Garbage Bags
Abraham Gesner - Kerosene
Arthur Sicard - Snow Blowers
William Chalmers - Acrylics/Plexiglass
John A. Hopps and Wilfred Bigelow - Heart Pacemaker
Alexander Graham Bell - the Telephone

Remember - these are NOT all of the inventions and innovations that Canadians have contributed - see if there are others that interest you!

This assignment is due NO LATER THAN MAY 31, 2013 (it's a Friday).  Please do your best to stick to the deadline.

Happy researching!
Miss Skelton :)

No comments:

Post a Comment

Please share your comments!

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.