Canadian Inventors and Engineers

shape our society today, and their inventions are what led us to improvements on almost

Independence, the state of being free from outside control, and not subject to another’s authority. The 1920s and 1930s were a time for Canada to leave its British roots behind and forge its own identity, as well as take control of all matters relating to the preservation of the country and its people. However, this was not the case. Canada, although receiving some leeway from the British, remained a dependent country under the thumb of outside forces due to the fact that they were still under the British North American Act, thereby not having their own constitution, as well as the English monarch remaining as the head of state, and because it moved its economic dependence off the shoulders of one nation and unto another’s. Although the Chanak Affair showed that Canada’s military was no longer obligated to fight

The 1920s “roared” for technology in Canada. New technological development was happening very fast in Canada. The first piece of evidence for this can be found in the radio. The 1920s in Canada saw the first commercial radio station in the world set up in Montreal. Over the rest of the decade, Canadians saw radio stations set up across the country, as well as new forms of media entertainment, and cheaper and easier versions of the radio. This made the radio very popular with Canadians, and allowed them to have easier access to information and entertainment. In addition, few Canadians had telephones in 1920, but by 1929 three out of four families had one which shows how it improved communication and made it easier to connect with other people.

Many inventions revolutionized society and one example is the telephone, which was introduced to society in 1876. The inventor, Alexander Graham Bell developed this idea and the telephone made him famous because communication would never be the same after the development of the telephone. The telephone made an incredible impact on society. The impact could be seen through the quickness of communication, business, easier communication in wars, and some negative effects too.

Pierre Trudeau was an effective prime minister because he created the Constitution Act as well as the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, made the Official Languages Act and decided to use the War Measures Act during the October crisis. These made Canada what it is today because of Pierre Trudeau.

“The choice, however, is as clear now for nations as it was once for the individual: peace or extinction. ” 1 and Lester B. Pearson was definitely a man of peace. To those who don’t know who Lester B. Pearson is, he’s the fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada, that served from April 22. 1963 - April 20. 1968 2. During his time as Prime Minister, he’s accomplished many things, and that’s why I believe that Lester B. Pearson is the greatest Canadian.

Former prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, believed greatly in what he thought Canada was to become. “The nineteenth century was the century of the United States. I think that we can claim that is it Canada that shall fill the twentieth century. “ was said by Laurier and his words passed almost without notice at the time. However, it did not take long before his words had somehow been transformed into the most famous phrase in Canadian history, “The twentieth century belongs to Canada.” His words showed great confidence and pride in the actions that Canada was supposedly to take to fulfill his vision. He believed that Canada would fill the century, not in size or military might but in progress, growth, and quality of life. Ultimately, he

After three decades of dedication and motivation, the first snow blower was released and sold in a town called Outremont, which is close to Quebec. Similar to the snow blower, the first snow mobile was invented by Joseph – Armand Bombardier in 1937. Both of these Canadian inventions have helped out millions of people across the nation. In addition to these great inventions, there was also the Easy – Off Oven Cleaner, invented by Herbert McCool in Regina in 1932, the television camera which was improved by F.C.P Henroteau, and the zipper, which was invented by Gideon Sunback in 1925. These other inventions seem of lesser value compared to the snow blower; however they still have impacted not only Canadians, but the majority of Americans as well. The 1930’s was also a time in which Canadians were being introduced to a broader variety of entertainment, like the birth of FM radio broadcasting in 1933, invented by Edwin Armstrong, and the television, invented by Philo Farnsworth in 1943. Canada has a lot to be thanked for. In a time of great social and economic stress her people demonstrated that they were capable of creativity in serious products, many of which are still used today.

Over the years, plenty of great Canadians have achieved and shaped Canada to what is it today. One individual by the name of Lester Bowles Pearson changed Canada in a way very few have. Pearson was born in 1897 in a small town just outside of Toronto (www.nobelprize.org). His parents Edwin Pearson and Annie Sarah raised him. Little did they know their son would be one of the greatest Canadians of all time. Pearson was known as a diplomat, professor, historian and the Prime Minister of Canada from 1963-1968(www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca). Lester B. Pearson was a remarkable man with a dream to put Canada on the map and he did so not only in a domestic way, but also in an international way. In particular, his idea to give Canada a new flag,

Have you ever wondered what influenced the kind of technology we have today? Well, World War II had a lot to do with it. Specifically, the Canadian scientists and inventors that helped Canada during that war. They have created a large amount of the technology we used during World War II and that we still use today. For example, walkie-talkies were made for soldiers in the army to communicate with each other and radars were made to detect the location of aircraft, ships, motor vehicles, and spacecraft. Radars also helped check how the weather conditions were. Furthermore, Canada didn't defeat Germany in World War II by just using bombs and machine guns, Canada defeated Germany because of the scientists and inventors that enhanced and made those

Nothing could have better complimented  the end of WW1  than the 1920s, also known as the roaring twenties. This era is most notable for its help in  revolutionizing Canada into a  new modern age and help shape Canada into what it is today. This was a time of many new remarkable inventions like the automobile, the radio, and the telephone which all had advanced and change how we live today.  This era was also when Canada took the necessary steps in achieving greater autonomy from Britain. Canadians believed that Canada should no longer be controlled by a European power, so in the decades after war, Canada took steps toward independence. Canada joined the League of Nations in 1919. This was one of the first times canada took independent action in cooperation with a

Welcome good friend to the brand new state of New Canada! What once was a corrupt country north of the center of the world (U.S.) is now the 55th state to the American Empire. The year is 2050, and almost five years since the ending of the Third World War. Five years post war and civilization is still in a state of recovery, which is why we bring Americans a piece of the past and a bit of familiarity with the grand opening of New Canada’s capitol building. We do this to honor the fallen and help Canadians assimilate into American Culture.

Canada has made a huge step in learning secrets of technologies and opening new inventions in the second half of the 20th century. Rapid growth in technologies and inventions happened because of the World wars, especially from the last one. During the World wars the government of those countries who was attached to the wars has been gathering the best scientists all over the world and they forced them to create new weapons what could kill the enemy. The scientists worked hard to get the result and in addition to it they were opening new and new things. But those were not related to the war. After the war scientists had a lot of ideas all over the world what led to the scientific and technological revolution. Since Canada was involved to

Canadian inventors contribute to the Canadian culture through their successful discoveries. A famous inventor ,Fredrick Banting was the first

Lee De Forest was a pioneer and an American inventor. He often referred to himself as the "Father of Radio". De Forest developed sound on filming.