Seems to be some interest in who invented what.. so instead of housing it in the wrong thread, let's start a new one.

All those wishing to continue the invention of what: post here..


Here are some Canadian inventions

- JAVA - you know that programming language, James Gosling in 1994
- Abdominizer, Dennis Colonello in 1984
- Anti Gravity Suit, Wilbur Rounding Franks in 1941
- Automative Postal Sorter, 1957, Maurice Levy
- Basketball, James Naismith in 1891
- Bone Marrow Compatibility Test, Barbara Bain in 1960
- Creed Telegraph System, 1900, Fredick Creed
- Electric Light Bulb, Henry Woodward 1874
- Heart pacemaker, Dr. John A. Hopps in 1950
- Insulin Process, Fredrick Banting, J. J. Macleod, Charles Best and Collip
- Odometer, Samuel McKeen in 1854
- Plexi glass, William Chalmers in1931
- robertson Screw head, Peter L. Robertson in 1908
- Trivial Pursuit, 1980 by Toronto University students, Chris Haney and Scott Abbott
- aircraft de-icer
- helicopter trap (for landing on ships
- Smarties
- Cardiac intensive care unit (world's first)
- beer cases with tuck-in handles
- Wonderbra

The list I am sure goes on.. but I got tired

 

Oh and I forgot S2000 International

 

I'll give 'em credit for the Wonderbras and the beer case thing...since beer and ummm, bras, are two of my favorite things...

We could do without most of that other stuff...



Oh, S2Ki, yea, love that one...!

 

DEMOCRACY > Greece (400BC)

 

And for my french half :

CAR : Nicolas Joseph Cugnot: steam-driven car (1769)
Ren

 

I forgot those (sorry Al Gore ) :
Robert Cailliau and Jean-Fran

 

Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell (who came to Boston via Ontario, Canada), without whose invention of the telephone there would be no www.

 

make ratio of inventions per population so no discrimination on country size,.

 

My vote for the best one yet.