Mary Phelps Jacob Invents the Bra, 1910
American socialite teenager Mary Phelps Jacob solved a problem experienced by women of her time who wore uncomfortable corsets that were stiffened with whalebone.
Fashion was […]
Grace Murray Hopper Invents the Computer Compiler, 1943
Computer technology took a huge leap forward when American and pioneer computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper invented the first compiler, which laid the ground work […]
Elsie MacGill Invents New Airplane
Elsie MacGill once said, “I was always a sort of Miss Fix-it around the house. I was interested in radio work so I started out […]
First Nations Inventions – Parka, Kayak, Toboggan
First Nations inventions include the parka, kayak and toboggan, and many other things that are in use today throughout North America.
Parka
The invention of the parka ensured […]
Joseph Coyle Invents the Egg Carton, 1911
Born in 1871, Joseph Coyle was a newspaper publisher in the Bulkley Valley area of British Columbia whose office was next door to a hotel. […]