Canadian inventions

Fog Horn

(1853)

Invented by Robert Foulis (1796-1866)

Square socket Screwdriver

(1911)

Invented by P.L. Robertson (1879-1951)

Egg Carton

(1918)

Invented by Joseph Coyle (1871-1972)

Insulin

(1921)

Invented by Frederick Banting (1891-1941) and Charles Best (1899-1978)

Snowblower

(1925)

Invented by Arthur Sicard (1876-1946)

Plexiglass

(1930)

Invented by William Chalmers (1905-1995)

Walkie-Talkie

(1937)

Invented by Donald L. Hings (1907-2004)

Paint Roller

(1940)

Invented by Norman Breakey (1891-1965)

Synthesizer

(1948)

Invented by Hugh Le Caine (1914-1977)

Garbage Bag

(1950)

Invented by Harry Wasylyk (1927-2013) and Larry Hanson

Pacemaker

(1950)

Invented by John "Jack" Hopps (b. 1919)

Electric Wheelchair

(1956)

Invented by George Johann Klein (1904-1992)

Alkaline Batteries

(1959)

Invented by Lewis Urry (1927-2004)

Snowmobile

(1959)

Invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907-1964)

Java

(1991)

Invented by James Gosling (b. 1955)