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 […]
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 […]
Frank Epperson Invents the Popsicle, 1905
Frank Epperson from San Francisco was just 11-years old when he accidentally invented the Popsicle in 1905. He left a drink he had made from flavoured […]