Significant Inventions and Advancements
and Contributors of Technological Advancements in Canada
It is the production of new inventions that we are able to further enhance, and specialize in creating new mechanisms to provide an easier lifestyle.
The first engine-powered airplane launched its first successful flight on December 17th, 1908; remaining in the air for an entire 12 seconds. In the early stages of plane usage, they delivered mail over long distances, and fought battles during World War I. Later on, airplanes began to be used for carrying people around the globe, to fight forest fires, and spray crops. The Wright Brothers had accomplished to make the very first successful engine-powered airplane, and marked the beginning of the Air Age. By 1876, the first telephone was invented, by Alexander Graham Bell. In 1901, there were 63192 telephones in Canada, delivering a total of 185 million messages around the world. The telephone created new jobs, generally for women, as telephone operators mainly employed this gender. Telephones have been used to communicate long distance, and are still currently used for the same purpose. The first typewriter was invented in 1873, by Christopher L. Shole. However, by 1890, the first front-stroke typewriter was created. This invention had completely altered the business world, leaving a major impact on communication and education. The typewriter had paved a road for women to enter the office. By 1900, there were absolutely no concerns regarding that women were now allowed to operate office equipment. The steam engine lubricator was first invented in 1872, by an African-Canadian known as Elijah, McCoy. He took notice that steam engines had stopped every time it needed oil, therefore invented device oil which would lubricate the machine without having to stop it for maintenance. His significant improvement to train transportation has lead to the development of trains today. Wireless transmissions of electrical signals, also known as the radio, was developed in the 1890s. Serbian-American Scientist Nikola Tesla and Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi had both contributed tremendously to the development of the radio. The radio was used during wars, to communicate with allies of long distance. However, has now developed into a public conversation where others can hear you when using the same station. November 7, 1885, the completion date of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The railway connected the east to the west, leading to the result of confederation. It was an invention deserving of recognition, a great development in long-distance transportation. This railway has created the united country that we live in today. If it were not for the Canadian Pacific Railway, the presently called “Western Canada” may not even belong to Canada. After the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, streetcars were with no doubt in need. In Canada, it wasn't until 1886, when the first electric-powered streetcar was operated in Windsor, Ontario. However, the very first production of the electric streetcar was invented in 1874, by Stephen Dudley Field. The streetcar was the first development of technology for moving large numbers of people through cities quickly and at low costs. Streetcars have been operating for decades, and are yet to provide further development for new types of transportation. Louis Pasteur was a researcher who dedicated his life to studying human health, to provide vaccinations for both animals and humans, to prevent death. Using the germ theory of diseases, by 1881, he formed a vaccine for rabies and anthrax. Many diseases are still incurable, however the contribution of Louis Pasteur to human studies, have motivated others that there is a cure, but it takes effort to find it. Without these inventions, our knowledge in these technologies would not be as advanced, and many of our technological necessities may not even have been invented. |
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Airplane Sound Effect (2011, Jul 27) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXANrP1738A
Phone Ring (2012, Jun 13) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTs1V8LNziI
Computer keyboard ibm typing fast short 03 - HQ sound effect (2012, Dec 18) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-htXTG40YZk
Train horn sound sample (Nathan k3la) (2014, Dec 2) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NEfVuodEnY
Tuning Radio FM Sound Effect (2014, May 4) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsCTrCKqhYw
Streetcar Passes Right To Left (2013, Aug 7) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_c71RdtLFQ
Water drop sound effect (2014, Feb 19) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVo4ZiU7MwU
Images-
Steam Engine Lubricator:
http://www.cheffins.co.uk/assets/catalogues/lots/168/1318.jpg
Typewriter:
http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/the-remington-2-the-first-typewriter-everett.jpg
Telephone:
http://static.ibnlive.in.com/pix/slideshow/03-2012/136-years-since/14-136-years-first-telephone-call-100312.jpg
Radio:
http://www.gr-univers.fr/univers/img/130.jpg
Canadian Pacific Railway:
http://tickrwatch.com/sites/default/files/main/articles/1405597680/CP_20140717074629_0.jpg
Vaccinations:
http://newgeorgiaanimalhospital.com/clients/14570/images/vaccinations.jpg
Phone Ring (2012, Jun 13) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTs1V8LNziI
Computer keyboard ibm typing fast short 03 - HQ sound effect (2012, Dec 18) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-htXTG40YZk
Train horn sound sample (Nathan k3la) (2014, Dec 2) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NEfVuodEnY
Tuning Radio FM Sound Effect (2014, May 4) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsCTrCKqhYw
Streetcar Passes Right To Left (2013, Aug 7) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_c71RdtLFQ
Water drop sound effect (2014, Feb 19) [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVo4ZiU7MwU
Images-
Steam Engine Lubricator:
http://www.cheffins.co.uk/assets/catalogues/lots/168/1318.jpg
Typewriter:
http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/the-remington-2-the-first-typewriter-everett.jpg
Telephone:
http://static.ibnlive.in.com/pix/slideshow/03-2012/136-years-since/14-136-years-first-telephone-call-100312.jpg
Radio:
http://www.gr-univers.fr/univers/img/130.jpg
Canadian Pacific Railway:
http://tickrwatch.com/sites/default/files/main/articles/1405597680/CP_20140717074629_0.jpg
Vaccinations:
http://newgeorgiaanimalhospital.com/clients/14570/images/vaccinations.jpg