Now, I forget which American on here stated the only good thing to come out of Canada was a pair of female singers, but I attributed that to sheer ignorance. So to curb further ignorance, I shall list the things that were invented by Canadians, you may be familiar with some of them.

To my fellow Canadians, I apologize for such blatant display of patriotism and flag waving, but I do believe it is time some people south of the border had their realities shattered.

Site from which this was cut and pasted:
http://careerchem.com/NAMED/Canadian-Inventions.html

References:

Wong, D. Canadian Inventions, Innovations, and Inventors

http://hits-r-us.hypermart.net/canadiana/inventor.html

http://www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/inventions

Canadian Heritage Alliance

http://canadianheritagealliance.com/canada/distinct/inventions.html

Hutchinson, T.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/taniah/Canada/things

The List

AHEARN, THOMAS

1882

ELECTRIC COOK RANGE

AHEARN, THOMAS

1890

ELECTRIC CAR HEATER

ALLEN, TERRY

1965

NON-REJECTED LIPOSOMES FOR DRUG DELIVERY

ANDERSON, ALEXANDER

1856

POTATO DIGGER

ARNEY, DONALD

1986

HELICOPTER FIREFIGHTING BUCKET

ARTHUR, PAUL

1967

PICTOGRAPHS FOR PUBLIC SIGNAGE

ASSELBERGS, EDWARD A.

1966

INSTANT MASHED POTATOES

US3260607, SE306001 (1966-07-12)

AVRO C-102

1950

FIRST COMMERCIAL JET AIRMAIL

BAIN, BARBARA

1960

BONE MARROW COMPATIBILITY TEST

BANTING, SIR FREDERICK; MACLEOD; BEST, H.; COLLIP, J.

1923

INSULIN

US1469994 (1923-10-09)

Can. Med. Assoc. J. 1922, 12, 141

BELL, ALEXANDER G.; BALDWIN, CASEY

1922

HYDROFOIL BOATS

US1410875, US1410876 (1922-03-28)

BELL, ALEXANDER GRAHAM

1889

PHONOGRAPH/GRAMOPHONE

BERLINER, EMILE

1890

PHONOGRAPH/GRAMOPHONE

BIGELOW, WILFRED

PACEMAKER

BLACHUT, T.J.; COLLINS, STANLEY

1965

STEREO-ORTHOGRAPHY MAP MAKING SYSTEM

BOMBARDIER, JOSEPH ARMAND

1922

SNOWMOBILE(SKIDOO)

BREAKEY, NORMAN J.

1946

PAINT ROLLER

US2545700 (1951-03-20), GB613188 (1946-06-14)

BROWN, ALAN; TISDALE, FREDRICK; DRAKE, THEODORE

1930

PABLUM

BROWN, JAMES

1835

WASHING MACHINE

BURTON, ELI F.; HALL, CECIL; HILLIER, JAMES; PREBUS, ALBERT

1937

ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

BURTYK, NESTOR; WEIN, MARCELI

1969

KEY FRAME ANIMATION

CADENHEAD, A.F.G.; MATHESON, H.W.

ACETONE MANUFACTURE FROM ACETYLENE

CARROLL, THOMAS

1938

SELF-PROPELLED COMBINE HARVESTER

CHALMERS, WILLIAM

1931

POLYMERIZED METHYL METHACRYLATE (PLEXIGLASS)

CHELL, WALTER

1969

BLOODY CAESAR DRINK

CHISHOLM, ALEXANDER MORE

SPIRIT LEVEL TO MEASURE ANGLES

CLARK, KARL A.

HOT WATER PROCESS TO EXTRACT OIL FROM COAL TAR

CLUTHE, GEORGE H. MFG. CO.

2001

INTERCHANGEABLE HEAD SCREWDRIVER

US6332384, CA2342656 (2001-12-25)

COLL, CHARLES

1959

MUSKOL INSECT REPELLANT

COLONELLO, DENNIS

1988

ABDOMINIZER

US4752067, CA1256467, AU7536887, AU598281 (1988-06-21)

CONIBEAR, RALPH FRANK

1937

HUMANE FUR ANIMAL TRAP

US2068656 (1937-01-26)

CONNON, JOHN

1887

PANORAMIC PICTURE CAMERA

CORNELL, ISABELLA

1885

COMPLEXION COSMETIC

COTE, GUSTAVE

1966

ROTARY BLOW MOLDING MACHINE

COWPLAND, MICHAEL

1974

TONE-TO-PULSE CONVERTER

US3795775, CA976675 (1974-03-05)

DESBARATS, GEORGES EDOUARD

1869

HALF-TONE ENGRAVING

DESILETS, DENIS

1970

MAPLE-SAP TAPPING METHOD

DOREY, GEORGE B.

1941

RAILWAY CAR BRAKE

US2242994 (1941-05-20)

DOVE, ALLAN B.

1976

ARDOX SPIRAL NAILS

US3977142, CA1014383 (1976-08-31)

DOW, HERBERT HENRY

1922

PROCESS TO EXTRACT BROMINE

US1406624 (1922-02-14), US1614663 (1927-01-18)

DOWNEY, KEITH

1965

RAPSEED TESTING PROCESS

DUQUET, CYRIL

1878

TELEPHONE HANDSET

ELIAS, LORNE

1990

EXPLOSIVES VAPOUR DETECTOR

ELLIOTT, J.E.

1869

ROTARY RAILROAD SNOWPLOW

FENERTY, CHARLES

1838

NEWSPRINT

FERGUSON, GRAHAME; KROITOR, ROMAN; KERR, ROBERT

1991

IMAX MOVIE SYSTEM

WO9107696 (1991-05-30), CA 2003661 (1991-05-30)

FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY

1892

NICKEL AND IRON ALLOY LIGHT BULB LEADS

FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY

1892

SILICON STEEL ALLOY

FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY

1900

WIRELESS RADIO

FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY

1904

RADIO TRANSMITTED VOICE

FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY

1905

FIRST TRANS ATLANTIC VOICE TRANSMISSION

FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY

1914

SONAR

FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY

1914

TRACER BULLETS

FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY

1919

FATHOMETER

FESSENDEN, REGINALD AUBREY

1927

TELEVISION

FIFE, DAVID

1843

RUST-RESISTANT RED FIFE WHEAT

FLEMING, SIR SANFORD

1878

STANDARD TIME

FLOYD, JAMES

1949

JETLINER

FORBES, JOHN

1868

SPRING ICE SKATE

FOREST, JACQUES ALEXANDRE

1981

MOTORIZED ARTICULATED ARM FOR WHEELCHAIRS

FORWARD, F.A.S.

1949

HYDROMETALLURGY OF NI AND CU

FOULIS, ROBERT

1859

AUTOMATIC STEAM DRIVEN FOGHORN

FOXCROFT, RON

1987

FOX 40 WHISTLE

FRANKS, WILBUR ROUNDING

1941

FRANKS ANTI-GRAVITY SUIT

FRANKS, WILBUR ROUNDING

1934

CLEANING AIR IN ENCLOSED SPACES

US1982470 (1934-11-27)

FREDERICK, GEORGE CREED

1928

CREED TELEGRAPH SYSTEM

US1670878 (1928-05-22)

FREEBORN, WALLACE

ROLLER SKATE

GALARNEAU, ROLAND

1993

COMPUTERIZED BRAILLE

US5209584, CA2037388 (1993-05-11)

GANONG, ARTHUR

1910

CHOCOLATE BAR

GESNER, ABRAHAM

1846

KEROSENE

GIBSON, W.W.

1910

TWIN PLANE AIR COOLED ENGINE

GISBORNE, FREDRICK NEWTON

1852

UNDERSEA TELEGRAPH CABLE

GOLD, PHIL

1968

CARCINO EMBRYONIC ANTIGEN TEST

CA980691 (1975-12-30), CA964580 (1972-05-16)

GOLD, PHIL

1982

CANCER BLOOD TEST

GOSLING, JAMES ARTHUR

1994

JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

EP0626635 (1994-11-30)

GOWER, JOHN

1937

JIGER ATV

GRIFFITH, T.R.; ORR, JOHN L.

1946

PROPELLOR DE-ICER

US2406367 (1946-08-27), FR916435 (1946-12-05), FR917404 (1947-01-27)

GUILLET, JAMES

1973

UV DEGRADABLE PLASTICS

US3753952 (1973-08-21), US3853814 (1974-12-10), US3811931 (1974-05-21)

HANEY, CHRIS; HANEY, JOHN; ABBOTT, SCOTT

1980

TRIVIAL PURSUIT

HARPHAM, NEIL

1974

SAFETY PAINT

HAUTAIN, H.E.T.

1930

STEEL BALL GRINDERS

HELAVA, UNO VILHO

1964

ANALYTICAL PLOTTER

US3116555 (1964-01-07)

HENROTEAU, FRANCOIS C.P.

1933

TELEVISION CAMERA

US1903112 (1933-03-28), US1903113 (1933-03-28), US2104862 (1938-01-11), US2146822 (1939-02-14)

HINGS, DONALD L.

1946

WALKIE-TALKIE

US2395049 (1946-02-19)

HILLIER, JAMES; PRIBUS, ALBERT

1939

ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

HOBROUGH, G.

1972

AUTOMATIC IMAGE CORRELATOR

US3687547 (1972-08-29)

HOBROUGH, G.

1974

GESTALT PHOTO MAPPER

US3811011 (1974-05-14)

HOPPS, JOHN A.; BIGELOW, WILFRED; CALLAHAN,

1950

HEART PACEMAKER

HOWLETT, LES

1945

MAPPING CAMERA CALIBRATOR

HUMPHREY, HAROLD

1972

POLYPUMP LIQUID DISPENSER

HUNGERFORD, SAMUEL J.

1929

OIL-ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE

HUNT, THOMAS STERRY

1862

GREEN INK FOR BANKNOTES

HUNTSMAN, ARCHIBALD

1929

FROZEN FOOD

JARLAN, G.E.

1963

PERFORATED BREAKWATER

JOHNS, HAROLD

1951

COBALT-60 BOMB

KABFLEISCH, HERB

1975

WOOD FEED FOR CATTLE

KEEFER BATTERY

1972

KEEFER BATTERY

US3682704 (1972-08-08)

KIRBY, BRUCE; FOGH, HANS; BRUCE, IAN

1971

LASER SAILBOAT

KLEIN, GEORGE

1952

ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR

KONDO, EDWARD S.; JORGENSEN, ERIK; ROY, DIBYENDU N.

1978

TREATMENT FOR SICK ELM TREES

US4075327 (1978-02-21)

LAUKS, IMANTS

1986

SILICON CHIP BLOOD ANALYZER

EP0190005 (1986-08-06)

LAZARIDIS, MIKE

1999

BLACKBERRY

LACHANCE, FERNAND

1957

POUTINE

LE CAINE, HUGH

1957

ELECTRONIC MUSIC SYNTHESIZER

US2809547 (1957-10-15), US3095466 (1963-06-25)

LEAVER, ERIC W.

1946

AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF MACHINE TOOLS

LEGGO, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS

1869

HALF-TONE ENGRAVING

LEMIEUX, RAYMOND U.

1953

SYNTHETIC SUCROSE

HUBER, G.; LEMIEUX, R.U. JACS 1953, 75, 4118

LEVY, MAURICE

1957

AUTOMATIC POSTAL SORTER

LUCAS, HELMUT

1971

ELECTRIC PROSTHETIC HAND

LYONS, JOHN MITCHELL

1888

SEPARABLE BAGGAGE CHECK

MACPHERSON, CLUNY

1915

MACPHERSON GAS MASK

MARKLE, WILSON

1983

FILM COLOURIZATION

US4862256 (1987-12-01)

MCCOY, ELIJAH

1920

AUTOMATIC MACHINERY LUBRICATOR

US1338385 (1920-04-27)

MCCOY, ELIJAH

187X

RUBBER SHOE HEELS

MCCOY, ELIJAH

187X

LAWN SPRINKLER

MCCURDY, ARTHUR WILLIAMS

1920

PORTABLE FILM DEVELOPING SYSTEM

US1329785 (1920-02-03), US1347109 (1920-07-20)

MCINTOSH, JOHN

1796

MCINTOSH APPLE

MCKEEN, SAMUEL

1854

ODOMETER

MCLAUGHLIN, JOHN A.

1907

CANADA DRY GINGER ALE

MCLENNAN, SIR JOHN C.

1915

EXTRACTION OF HE FROM NATURAL GAS

MUNRO DAN

1932

TABLE TOP HOCKEY GAME

MURPHY, WENDY

1990

WEEVAC

NAISMITH, JAMES

1892

BASKETBALL

NOORDUYUN, ROBERT

1936

NORSEMAN BUSH AIRCRAFT

PARSONS, DUNLOP & CURRAN

1952

POSITION HOMING INDICATOR

PASJACK, STEVE

1957

TUCK AWAY HANDLE BEER CARTON

PATCH, JOHN

1833

SHIP SCREW PROPELLOR

PIDGEON, LLOYD M.

1943

MAGNESIUM PROCESS

US2330143 (1943-09-21), US2387677 (1945-10-23), US2837328 (1958-06-03)

PINKNEY, LLOYD; BASSO, GORDON; MCCAFFREY, FRED

1973

ROADWAY GUARDRAIL

PLANTE, JACQUES

1960

GOALIE MASK

POIRIER, LOUISE

1964

PUSH-UP BRA (WONDERBRA)

POOLE, OLIVIA

1959

JOLLY JUMPER

REZLAFF, GEORGE

1955

INSTANT REPLAY (TELEVISION)

ROBB, MORSE FRANK

1930

ELECTRIC ORGAN

US1785915 (1930-12-33), US1922397 (1933-08-15)

ROBERTSON, PETER L.

1908

ROBERTSON SCREW

CH49778 (1909-09-25), DE 48628 (1911-06-26)

ROBINSON, W.A.

1868

LOCOMOTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM

ROGERS, EDWARD SAMUELS

1925

AC RADIO TUBE

ROLSTON, NORM

1986

ABLE WALKER

RUTTAN, HENRY

1858

AIR-CONDITIONED RAILWAY COACH

RYAN, THOMAS E.

1909

5-PIN BOWLING

SAINT-GERMAIN, JEAN

1950

DISPOSABLE BAG NURSER

SAUNDERS, SIR CHARLES E.

1908

MARQUIS WHEAT

SEWELL, RICHARD

1970

OIL SPILL CLEANUP

SHARP, SAMUEL

1857

RAILWAY SLEEPER CAR

SICARD, ARTHUR

1929

SNOWBLOWER

US1703786 (1929-02-26), US2092536 (1937-09-07)

SIFTON, CLIFFORD

1903

COMMERCIAL MOTION PICTURE

SIMINOVITCH, D.; BUTLER, J.W.

1967

AGRIFOAM CROP COLD PROTECTOR

SKRYPUCH, MARSHA

1986

NURSING MOTHER BREAST PADS

SPARAEROSPACE

1975

CANADARM

STEPHENSON, SIR WILLIAM

1924

WIREPHOTO

STEVINSON, HARRY T.; MAKOW, DAVID M.

1959

CRASH POSITION INDICATOR

SUNDBACK, GIDEON

1913

HOOKLESS FASTENER (ZIPPER)

THOMPSON, ELAINE

1982

EMULSIFIED RUBBER ASPHALT

THORTON-TRUMP, W.E.

DYNASTAT WHEEL

TIBBETS, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

1842

COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE

TOWNSEND, PAM

1992

WATER SKI TRAINING DEVICE

TRIMBLE, JIM

1965

FOOTBALL GOALPOST

TSUI, IAP-CHEE

1989

DISCOVERY OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS GENE

TURNBULL, WALTER R.

1922

VARIABLE PITCH AIRCRAFT PROPELLOR

URRY, LEWIS

1959

ALKALINE BATTERY

WASYLYK, HARRY; HANSEN, LARRY

1960

POLYETHYLENE GARBAGE BAG

US3260488 (1966-07-12)

WATTS, WILLIAM

1845

POTATO DIGGER

WHELPLEY, JAMES ALFRED

1884

LONG REACH ICE SPEED SKATES

WHITEHEAD, LORNE

1988

LIGHT PIPE

US4834495 (1988-11-09)

WILLSON, THOMAS L.

1895

CALCIUM CARBIDE

Willson, T.L.; Suckert, J.J. J. Franklin Inst. 1895, 139, 321

WILLSON, THOMAS L.

1895

OXYACETYLENE TORCH

CH9887 (1895-08-31)

WILLSON, THOMAS L.

1915

SUPERPHOSPHATE FERTILIZER

CH68193 (1915-03-01), DE65382 (1914-06-25)

WILLSON, THOMAS L.

1904

SELF-PRODUCING ACETYLENE BUOY

WILSON, PAUL

1981

HEAT VENT PUTTING HOLE

WITTE, THEODORE

1894

CAULKING GUN

WOODWARD, HENRY; EVANS, MATTHEW

1874

ELECTRIC LIGHT BULB

US181613 (1876-08-29)

WRIGHT, J.E.G.

1958

R-THETA NAVIGATION SYSTEM

WRIGHT, JOHN JOSEPH

1883

ELECTRIC STREETCAR

YEN, ALLAN; GALT, JOHN; LOCKE, JACK; BROTEN, NORMAN; CHISHOLM, ROBIN

1968

LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETER

Thanks for your attention. And Gods Save the Queen.

 

Impressive list.

 

How can Canadians have invented the television camera when John Logie Baird, a Scotsman, invented the telly. Did he not use a camera. And it says it was invented in 1933?!?!?!?! Alexandra Palace, home of Broadcasting house at the time opened in 1927.

I suggest this was a mere "improvement" on the already existent television camera.

Fiddlesticks!

 

Take it up with the authors, some of those items on that list are news to me.

 

I'll write to them

 

Please do. One should not be taking credit from those whom deserve the credit.

 

You posted the list without verification, tsk tsk.

Personally, after a fast scan, I saw many items that are either not in use or were invented by others.

 

And RUSH!
Don't forget RUSH.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYEmQN0IJyc&feature=related:excited:

 

William Shatner is from Canada, he's pretty cool. As far as your list goes, I didn't see a hockey stick on it.

 

I personally grew up and went to school with Tim Watters (La Kings) and Mark Recchi (Pittsburgh Penguins) NHL hockey both are from Kamloops, BC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Watters

Others from western Canada

Pamela Anderson – Alberta

Kim cattrall (sex in the city) - BC

 

Not to mention a ton of actors. John Candy, Donald and Keifer Sutherland, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, the list goes on.

 

What about Red Green

I thought Red Green show was from Canada

 

You said a ton. Now you have to back that up and list 100 world famous actors from Canada.

We are all waiting. Well, I am. OK, I'm not. Whenever you have time, thanks :excited:

 

"burnt"? Pointing out an error is not refuting. As I said, this is a list, is it a complete list? Of course not. But certainly invalidates YOUR assertion, doesn't it?

Perhaps you best remove the zipper off your pants before you wish to make an opinion about how useless Canada is.

Wouldn't want you to appear immature and hypocritical, now would you?

 

Your sensitivity sure burned up a bunch of bandwidth.

 

Don't forget my favorite....Canadian Bacon..:excited:

 

I bet you are like 4'6" tall or something. What an attention whore.
and don't forget the band Loverboy.