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The Radio. Transatlantic radio waves (1915)
https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_understanding-media-and-culture-an-introduction-to-mass-communication/s10-01-evolution-of-radio-broadcastin.html Marconi was the inventor or transatlantic radio waves. His experiment in 1902 at Glace Bay Nova Scotia exposed the world to radio transmission. His company continued to develop continuous wave transmissions which led to general radio wave broadcasts in 1915. -
The Telephone (1915)
https://www.mhelpdesk.com/history-of-telephone-communication/ The telephones from this timeframe were developing at an accelerated rate. In 1915, the first coast to coast telephone call was made. In 1924 the telephones were advancing to using a phone dial. In 1927 Canadians could telephone europe via the United States. -
Ontario’s Hydro Queenston Chippawa Power Generation Project (1917)
https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-TS-2-124-GO-399&R=DC-TS-2-124-GO-399 Ontario’s hydro Queenston-Chippawa Power Generation Project was a power plant under construction from 1917-1921. This power plant provided people in Ontario with a local source of electricity for their businesses and homes. -
Household appliances (1920's)
http://1920newtechnologyhanyoung.weebly.com/appliances.html In the 1920’s washing machines were advancing making it a more common household item. In the mid 1920’s, vacuum cleaners were developing so that they were more efficient and useful in the house. In the 1920’s refrigerators were introduced and were not as common because of how expensive they were back then. -
Welland Canal (1914-1929)
https://stcatharinesmuseumblog.com/2016/08/30/revisiting-the-construction-of-the-welland-ship-canal-through-400-photographs/ The Welland Canal was built in the time frame of 1914-1929. It was built so that more ships, and bigger ships could go through the canals. That means that ships could carry out more imports and exports to other countries. -
Insulin (1921)
http://blogs.britannica.com/2011/07/discovered-insulin/ Insulin was was created to help people to relieve symptoms of diabetes. It started out as an accidental creation. In 1921, Fredrick Banting and Charles. H. Best tested insulin out on a dog. Then near the end of that year, they had cured a boy with severe diabetes. -
Automobile. Henry Ford. (1925)
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/73653#slide=gs-185377 This is a photograph drawn by Henry Ford of A proposed automobile from 1925. It was originally developed in Michigan, United States and was eventually brought to Canada. This was a massive change in the method in which Canadians transported themselves and goods from place to place. -
Hudson Bay Railroad (1929)
http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/57/hudsonbayrailway.shtml This is the construction of the Hudson Bay railroad which started in 1911 and reached Hudson Bay in early 1929. The railroad is 800 kilometers long and was responsible for increasing the shipping traffic in the Great Lakes.
