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Heart Pacemaker
Dr. John A. Hopps invented the Pacemaker. In 1950, Dr. William Bigelow and Dr. John Callaghan started to experiment. This is significant for Canada because engineering was accomplished of the 20th century by "National Engineering Week" -
Electric Wheelchair
The electric wheelchair was invented in 1952 by George Klein. This was invented to assist injured veterans after WWII. -
Computer Printers
In 1953, the first high- speed printer was developed by Remington-Rand for use on the computer -
Goalie Mask
In 1959, Jaques Plante invented the first goalie mask. This was significant to Canada because the mask was made to protect the head incase of any injuries. -
Handheld Calculator
Pat Haggerty invented the first handheld calculator. This was developed because develop it was a calculator small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, yet powerful enough to perform basic math functions. -
Oil Spill Cleaeanup
In 1970, Sewell Richard developed a machine that could cleanup Oil Spills. This was done by a converyor belt lined up with cloth which would absorbed the oil. This was significance to Canada -
Film Colourization
Film Colourization was invented by Wilson Markle. Film colorization is the process of which color is added to black-and-white moving-picture images. It may be done as a special effect, or to modernize black-and-white films, or to restore color films. -
Cellular Phone
The first cellular phone was invented in the early 1970's. It was invented by Martain Cooper a former Motorola inventor. -
iPad
The iPad was invented in 2010. This was significant to Canada because it was a new type of technology coming into the world which lets you do many things, for example explore the interenet. -
Blackberry
The first blackberry was invented in 2002 by Mike Lazaridis. The blackberry is a cellular phone but you can do so much more!
