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Invention and Innovation in Canada

This collection gathers together articles relating to invention and innovation in Canada.

(photograph by Beth A. Robertson, courtesy Canadian Science and Technology Museum)

Photograph of the Converto-Braille

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Significant Events in Canadian History

The significance of an event cannot be measured scientifically. Every historian, journalist or student could make their own lists. This selection is meant to draw attention to a number of events in Canadian history that left an indelible mark on the lives of the people of the time and an indisputable memory in the minds of later generations.

Dr. Charles H. Best and Dr. G.R. Williams
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Science

Science aims to understand the world through observation and experimentation. It is a broad discipline of study that can be divided into different branches. This timeline chronicles events and examples of scientific innovation and discovery in Canada.

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