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Innovations

Elsie MacGill courtesy of Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation

Aircraft Mass Production

The queen of the hurricanes. Elsie MacGill’s life was one of firsts: the first...

Close up of blue box recycling bin sitting at the end of driveway

Blue Box Recycling

The better way. Earth-changing ideas are not the property of Ph.Ds. Anyone can innovate...

Set of postage stamps showing John Humphrey

Declaration of Human Rights

The precursor to peace on earth. McGill University professor of law John Humphrey believed...

close up shot of brown eggs in a carton

Egg Carton

The dimple that settled a fight. Who says nothing positive ever comes from fighting?...

Electric Radio courtesy of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation

Electric Radio

The freedom from batteries. Today the name Rogers is synonymous with communication in Canada....

Electric Wheelchair courtesy of the National Research Council of Canada

Electric Wheelchair

The veteran’s new legs. War is often an exercise in unintended consequences. The wonder-drug...

Close up of Euro coin

Euro

The regional currency. Sometimes the fastest path to innovation comes in casting aside played-out...

electric range

Electric Range

The power cooker. Thomas Ahearn’s dinner guests were a contented lot that Ottawa evening...

Two metal circles with round metal balls in between (ball bearing)

Roller Bearing

The friction reducer. Canada’s greatest contribution to the design of modern machines is the...

Black and white illustration of the first lubricating cup invention

Lubricating Cup

The real McCoy. It was so much better than all the other kinds that...

Old black and white picture of an old gentleman in a suit, Thomas Hunt

Greenback

The un-counterfeitable dollar. Why are American dollar bills green? The answer came from McGill...

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