One of Canada’s best-kept secrets is the amazing list of inventions, both great and ridiculous, that were created—by Canadians! Author Lisa Wojna celebrates Canuck ingenuity and tells the stories behind an array of innovations. From the space shuttle’s Canadarm to the electron microscope, Canadians can lay claim to many creations. Some have changed our world for the better; others are just wonderfully weird. LISA WOJNA is a newspaper journalist and photographer who is fascinated by the people, places and oddities that often are the better stories behind the headlines. She is the author of several history and trivia books.
Great Ideas
• telephone
• goalie mask
• standard time
• Superman
• snowmobile
• kayak
• insulin
• zipper
• Robertson screw
• egg carton
• snowshoe
• paint roller
• basketball
What were they thinking?
• disposable ship
• mechanical skirt lifter
• Earth Paper
• rocking chair butter churn
• square bullets
• synchronized swimming
• salmon leather
• jolly jumper
• poutine
• cylinder boat
• 3-D jigsaw puzzle
• hat with a water
reservoir for a flower.
You’ll be amazed, astounded and occasionally downright embarrassed. But you’ll finally be able to answer Trivial Pursuit questions about Canadian inventions. And, yes, Canadians invented that game, too.