Book
Ingenious : how Canadian innovators made the world smaller, smarter, kinder, safer, healthier, wealthier and happier
Record details
- ISBN: 9780771050916
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Physical Description:
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xiii, 232 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits. ; 27 cm - Publisher: Toronto : Signal/McClelland & Stewart, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Inventions -- Canada -- History Inventors -- Canada -- History Technological innovations -- Canada -- History |
Available copies
- 16 of 16 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | 609.71 JOH (Text) | 35151001042704 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Random House, Inc.
To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, Governor General David Johnston and Tom Jenkins have crafted a richly illustrated volume of brilliant Canadian innovations whose widespread adoption has made the world a better place. From Bovril to BlackBerrys, lightbulbs to liquid helium, peanut butter to Pablum, this is a surprising and incredibly varied collection to make Canadians proud, and to our unique entrepreneurial spirit.
Successful innovation is always inspired by at least one of three forces -- insight, necessity, and simple luck. Ingenious moves through history to explore what circumstances, incidents, coincidences, and collaborations motivated each great Canadian idea, and what twist of fate then brought that idea into public acceptance. Above all, the book explores what goes on in the mind of an innovator, and maps the incredible spectrum of personalities that have struggled to improve the lot of their neighbours, their fellow citizens, and their species.
From the marvels of aboriginal invention such as the canoe, snowshoe, igloo, dogsled, lifejacket, and bunk bed to the latest pioneering advances in medicine, education, philanthropy, science, engineering, community development, business, the arts, and the media, Canadians have improvised and collaborated their way to international admiration. Ingenious tells you why they did it and how they made the world a better place.
