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An overall view of one of the first telephone networks in Canada, Montréal, Québec, 1878. Anon., “Le premier téléphone qui ait jamais été installé à Montréal.” La Presse, 27 January 1912, 5.

They were among the first to reach out and touch someone: A look at one of the first telephone networks in Canada

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Greetings, my eager beaver reading friend, a welcome caused by the fact that I see a hand poking out of the ether. You have a question? Wunderbar! Is there a typo in the photographic reference that will kick off this issue of our wonderful blog / bulletin / thingee, you ask? The year 1878 was a little too early, you say. It was certainly early, but not too early. The truth was / is that one of the first telephone networks in Canada was established in Montréal, Québec, in 1878, I think. I kid you

A three-part, spliced image of a parched and cracked area of soil, an atom encircled with electrons, and the surface of the Moon.

3 things you should know about salty soil, invisibility, and Canada’s lunar rover

Michelle Campbell Mekarski, PhD

Canada Science and Technology Museum

For the December edition, they explored the problem with high salinity levels in agricultural soils, a breakthrough in invisibility, and the emerging designs for the Canadian Lunar Rover Mission.

The Vertol Model 42 of Skyrotors Limited of Arnprior, Ontario, chartered by Spartan Air Services Limited of Ottawa, Ontario, as part of Operation High Tower. Anon., “Operation High Tower.” The Ottawa Citizen, 8 November 1961, 3.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to move stuff around: Spartan Air Services Limited of Ottawa, Ontario, the Ottawa radio station CFRA and Operation High Tower

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Given how lazy yours truly tends to be, my reading friend, yes, yes, lazy, I admit it, I chose this week’s topic of our blog / bulletin / thingee because it could be put forward in a relatively brief pontification. Our tale began in the fall of 1961 with a telephone call to John A. “Johnny” Roberts, one of the founders of a firm which, only a few years before, had been one the largest and most active aerial survey and photography firm in Canada, a firm known both locally and globally, Spartan

Joseph Alphonse Ouimet. Anon., “Le pionnier de la télévision préférait la radio à une bicyclette neuve.” La Patrie, 5 November 1961, 26.

“The pioneer of television preferred radio to a new bicycle:” An overview of the career of Joseph Alphonse Ouimet, a founding father of Canadian television

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Given the situation which has prevailed for 20 months (!?), that is since March 2020, yours truly must admit having spent many hours, very many hours, too many hours, in front of my boob tube. Finding content that was / is worth seeing was / is not always easy. This being said (typed?), the fact is that a television set is one of the most important items in most North American homes. I would like to bring to your attention on this autumn day the life and times of a pioneer of Québec / Canadian

Three Conservators wearing personal protective equipment , including Tyvek suits, googles, nitrile gloves and respirators.

Behind the scenes of the Ingenium big move: Hazard mitigation of a print maker’s drawer

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

From mice nests and insects to lead ink, conservators deal with a lot of hazards to keep museum collections safe.

A white box is filled with seven objects. Two of them are boxes of metal type, labelled with white tags and black writing. The labels read: “880617,” “880618,” “880627,” and “880628.” The boxes are surrounded by the other artifacts that they will be packed with for transfer.

Inside the cigar box: A peek into a small, Canadian printing press

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Artifacts from a Lindsay, Ontario job shop give us a glimpse into what a day in the life of this family-run print shop may have been like.

In the foreground, a cell phone displays the splash screen of the Sound by Design podcast. Behind the cellphone is a blurred image of the Sound by Design exhibition.

Museum podcasts: An ideal virtual format for blind and low vision visitors

How do you create a virtual web-based museum exhibition for visitors with vision impairments? Read about the recommendations and inclusive solutions Carla Ayukawa, a curatorial studies student, learned through her consultations with the visitor group.

A desk with monochromatic white and silver objects on it, including an open laptop, a cellphone, a coffee cup, and several books. There is a plant in the background, and a white wall behind the desk.

Music meets public history and digital humanities in Garth Wilson Fellowship

As the 2020-2021 Garth Wilson Fellow, Victoria Hawco provided design input on an international database of acoustical objects with Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation.

Over-the-shoulder shot of curator and conservator peering under the hood of the Electronic Sackbut synthesizer. Internal wiring and circuitry behind keyboard is exposed.

Uncovering the secrets of the world’s first synthesizer (Part I)

Tom Everrett, PhD

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Canadian Hugh Le Caine invented the 1948 Electronic Sackbut — the world's earliest known electronic synthesizer. Now a team at Ingenium is bringing this revolutionary instrument back to life.

Two hands clasped together, one Black and one white, against a dark grey background.

Business & Economics

Talking about racism: A conversation between colleagues

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Marika Eleazard Durandis spoke up about racism and our entire corporation listened! Now she's connecting with a colleague to keep the conversation going.

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