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Innovation Storybook

This board features articles that were originally written and submitted as part of a Canada 150 Project, the Innovation Storybook, to crowdsource stories of Canadian innovation with partners across Canada. The content has since been migrated to Ingenium’s Channel, a digital hub featuring curated content related to science, technology and innovation.

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First World War Field Dressing: Canadian War Museum 19800543-004

Disposable Sanitary Napkins: First World War Nursing Sisters Credited with Inventing the “Unmentionable”

Canadian War Museum

First World War field nurses, faced with uncertain laundry facilities, frequent travel and an abundance of manufactured surgical dressings, are said to have popularized the use of disposable sanitary napkins. Kotex, the first company to widely advertise its sanitary products in ladies’ magazines and newspapers, in 1920, credited Nursing Sisters with the idea. Previous attempts to sell disposable pads by other companies had largely failed, probably because they were marketed mainly through

World’s 1st oral hepatitis B antiviral agent

University of Alberta

Lorne Tyrrell and Morris Robins, University of Alberta researchers, discovered potent hepatitis B antiviral agents. Their discovery led to one of Canada’s largest university/industry research collaborations in the 1990s, that in turn lead to the development of the world’s first oral hepatitis antiviral (called Lamivudine) in 1998. Today, Lamivudine is used in over 200 countries to treat chronic hepatitis B. It has slowed or prevented death for millions, and helped lessen fatal effects of liver

AquaResponse Water Purification Systems

Earth & Environment

GlobalMedic | AquaResponse

Canadian-made AquaResponse Water Purification Systems are mobile point of source water purification units that are specifically designed for emergency situations. They have the capacity to provide entire communities with purified drinking water, in the most inaccessible and remote locations. The units are highly mobile and can be adapted to work with virtually any water system. As a result, they can be installed and relocated as needs change during an emergency. AquaResponse systems are easy to

Sackbut Synthesizer - Ingenium 1975.0336

Electronic Sackbut: The First Synthesizer

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Atomic physics, radar, and radio technology … and music Hugh Le Caine’s electronic Sackbut was the first synthesizer, a type of musical instrument that gave 1970s pop music its distinctively electronic sound. Le Caine, a trained musician, was a physicist at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and began work on the Sackbut in 1945. Borrowing from atomic physics, radar, and radio technology, Le Caine innovated techniques in voltage control to generate wave forms and enrich their

What does innovation mean to you?

Engineering & Technology

BC Innovator: Ken Spencer

Science World at TELUS World of Science

“Innovation means to me doing something that you thought of yourself. And in my case, it doesn’t have to be technical because you can do innovation in a number of areas. And most of my innovations were done in how to motivate and treat people.” A discussion on innovation with Ken Spencer.

What does innovation mean to you?

Engineering & Technology

BC Innovator: Alexandra Greenhill

Science World at TELUS World of Science

“Follow your passions and choose something that makes your soul alive, because then you’re not going to work very hard, you’re going to enjoy every moment of it.” A discussion on innovation with Alexandra Greenhill.

What does innovation mean to you?

Engineering & Technology

BC Innovator: Allen Devine

Science World at TELUS World of Science

“Innovation is the ultimate form of art and rebellion.” A discussion on innovation with Allen Devine.

What does innovation mean to you?

Engineering & Technology

BC Innovator: Andrew Eaves

Science World at TELUS World of Science

“Innovation means developing a really good idea and turning it into a product that can help people.” A discussion on innovation with Andrew Eaves.

What does innovation mean to you?

Engineering & Technology

BC Innovator: Terry Thomas

Science World at TELUS World of Science

“To me, innovation is taking a creative idea and applying it to something.” A discussion on innovation with Terry Thomas.

What does innovation mean to you?

Engineering & Technology

BC Innovator: Haig Ferris

Science World at TELUS World of Science

“When people invent new ideas, it’s usually against what the experts of the day say is the way things should be done. So I look for people whose ideas, basically, are challenging what is the norm.” A discussion on innovation with Haig Ferris.

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