Five Canadian Inventions and Inventors

Five source-linked ideas from Discover Canada, with illustrations and short explanations.

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Five ideas to help you remember

01Science

The idea for the telephone is linked to his summer home in Canada.

02Science

The worldwide system of standard time zones.

03Science

The discovery of insulin made a vital contribution to treating diabetes.

04Science

The inventor of the snowmobile.

Cardiac pacemaker pioneer

05Science

A pioneer of the cardiac pacemaker.