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extracting helium from natural gas.
1915, sir john Cunningham McLennan a Canadian physicist led a team that figured out how to extract helium from a large supply of natural gas and produced helium for Britain to use during the war. -
Gas Helmet
Cluny Macpherson created the most protective gas mask in WWI. After the battle of Ypres Macpherson began research to protect a soldier against gas. Using a mask of a captured German soldier he added a breathing tube and eyepieces, he then treated it with chemicals that would absorb chlorine. Macphersons mask was the first gas mask used by the British army. -
Nissen hut
The Nissen Hut was created by Canadian-American engineer Peter Norman Nissen after he was assigned to find a new way to accommodate the largely increasing number of troops. It was a semi circular steel hut created to house troops and was capable of deflecting shrapnel and withstand blasts from bombs. His design was used because of how easy it was to assemble and cheap build cost. -
Invention of the zipper
Otto Frederick Gideon Sunback invented the first successful zipper and began production of it in St. Catharine's, Ontario in 1917. His invention was revolutionary because of its efficacy compared to a hook and eye fastener, and now it is one of the world's most used devices. -
snowmobile
The first snowmobile was invented in 1922 by Joseph-Armand Bombardier when he was only 15 years old. It was originally a sled with a propeller attached to the end. His initial invention was improved many times through the years until what we have today. -
The discovery of insulin
In 1922 Frederick Banting and Charles Best Isolated insulin in a Toronto university lab. This was a huge advancement considering that diabetes was considered a death sentence in the early 20th century. -
Battery Less Radio/AC Tube
In the early 1920s all radio receivers with tubes were battery powered. Ted Rogers wanted to find to fix the many problems battery powered radios had so he created a radio that ran off household electricity. His radio ran off little energy and was more efficient and much less problematic than battery powered radios. -
Invention of variable-pitch propeller
Turnbull, Wallace Rupert created the world's first variable-pitch propeller. Its purpose was to change the angle on the blade of the propeller. It was a huge advancement in aviation and made flying more safe, and it was the first variable-pitch propeller to fly successfully.