What are some famous Canadian inventions/patents?
Some famous made-in-Canada inventions include the telephone, insulin and the revolving snow shovel. In 1874, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone, later spawning the telecommunications company that still bears his name. In 1921, two men from the University of Toronto, Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best, isolated insulin, which revolutionized the treatment of diabetes. And J.W. Elliot of Toronto invented the first revolving snow shovel in 1869. It is the basis for many of the rotary snowplows used around the world today. What are some unusual Canadian inventions/patents? The mechanical skirt lifter and an artificial heart powered by steam are two. In 1890, a Calgary woman invented the mechanical skirt lifter. It was designed to raise the skirt hem so women could walk across wet or muddy roads without getting dirty. And in 1971, a patent was granted for an implantable artificial heart that ran on a steam-powered engine. Patients’ own blood was used to cool the engine. Can
