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. […]
Jacques Plante Invents the Hockey Goalie Mask, 1959
Jacques Plante, hockey legend and goalie for the Montreal Canadiens hockey team (1954-1963), designed and built the first-ever fibreglass mask in 1956 to protect himself from […]
Hayley Todesco, 2014 Google Science Fair Winner
Congratulations Hayley Todesco!
This 18 year-old from Calgary, Alberta is the 2014 Google Science Fair winner in the 17-18 year-old category. AND, in another competition, she […]