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Breakthrough! : Canada's greatest inventions and innovations /

Canada's greatest medical breakthrough might well be insulin, but the telephone, the light bulb, the jetliner, the BlackBerry, and basketball also had Canadians behind them. Author John Melady showcases the praiseworthy products, fascinating ideas, and machines with global appeal that the plane...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Melady, John
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : Dundurn Press, [2013]
Subjects:	Inventions > Canada. Technological innovations > Canada. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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