Canadian Contributions
to Technology
(
for study group)

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These things were first made by Canadians:
What is it?
   green garbage bag
Who made it?
    Harry Wasyluk
Where did he make it?
   Winnipeg, Manitoba
When did he make it?
    1950
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What is it?
 
IMAX - a very big movie screen
Who made it?
 
Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor and Robert Kerr
Where did they make it?
 
Toronto, Ontario
When did they make it?
 
1968
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What is it?
    Canadarm. It is like a giant arm in space. It can take and
    move big objects in space (more than 250,000 kg!).
Who made it?
    Spar Aerospace Limited is the name of the company.
Where did they make it?
  
Mississauga, Ontario
When did they make it?
    The first Canadarm was made in 1981.
    Canadarm2 was made in 2001.
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source: Canadian Space Agency
What is it?
   Newsprint. It is a kind of paper made from wood bits.
Who made it?
   Charles Fenerty
Where did he make it?
  
Nova Scotia
When did he make it?
   1841
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What is it?
   Alkaline battery. It is a kind of battery that lasts a long time.
Who made it?
   Lew Urry
Where did he make it?
 
He started making the alkaline battery in Toronto.
   Then he moved to the U.S.A. and finished making it there.
When did he make it?
   1969
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