{"product_id":"breakthrough-canadas-greatest-inventions-and-innovations-9781459708525","title":"Breakthrough!: Canada's Greatest Inventions and Innovations","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the jetliner and the snowmobile to the pacemaker and the BlackBerry, Canadians have long been at the forefront of innovation and invention. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanadians are behind a variety of cutting-edge products, life-saving medicines, innovative machines, and fascinating ideas. Although our inventions have typically been created with little fanfare, financing, or expectation of return, they have often gone on to play important roles in day-to-day life. Our \"greatest invention\" is probably insulin, which millions of people depend on for life and health. But the light bulb, the Canadarm, and the BlackBerry certainly vie for that honour as well. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome of our inventions are small: the paint roller, the Robertson screwdriver, and the crash position indicator - the forerunner of the black box on planes. Others are larger: the jetliner, the snow-blower, and the snowmobile. Some, such as Standard Time, are really just complex ideas while others, such as the pacemaker, are triumphs of complex technology. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePut simply, Canadians are supremely innovative!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Melady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.00w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459708525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Melady is a veteran writer on Canadian history and space exploration. His many books include \u003ci\u003ePearson's Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCanadians in Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKorea\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHeartbreak and Heroism\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Egmondville, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45034051469427,"sku":"9781459708525","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_20d3a607-14e5-4415-87e7-371271a734cc.jpg?v=1779791511","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/breakthrough-canadas-greatest-inventions-and-innovations-9781459708525","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}