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The main protagonists of the University Crisis of 1919. Anon., “Professors Asked To Resign From University.” The Saskatoon Daily Star, 28 July 1919, 3.

“Is This Prophetic of Future?”: University of Saskatchewan professor Robert Dawson MacLaurin and the billowing saga of straw gas, part 3

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's…

Greetings, my reading friend. I can only presume that you are intent on learning how the billowing saga of straw gas came to an end, and… Let me guess. You have a question. Who were the main protagonists of the University Crisis of 1919, you ask? A good question. From let to right, they were John L. Hogg, Professor of Physics and Head of the Department of Physics, Ira Allan MacKay, Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, Robert Dawson MacLaurin, Professor of Chemistry and Head of the

The straw-gas powered McLaughlin D45 touring automobile with its gas bag, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Anon., “Is This Prophetic of Future? Auto Is Run With Straw Gas.” The Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 20 August 1918, 1.

“Is This Prophetic of Future?”: University of Saskatchewan professor Robert Dawson MacLaurin and the billowing saga of straw gas, part 2

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's…

You came back, my reading friend! I just knew that the billowing saga of straw gas would be a topic you could not stay away from. Shall we begin? You will remember that we closed the first part of this article of our amaaazing blog / bulletin / thingee in May 1917, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. As he prepared to board a train which would take him to Eastern Canada and the Eastern United States for a month long trip to gather information on straw compression methods and chamber-oven production

The illustration which brought the straw gas production project of University of Saskatchewan professor Robert Dawson MacLaurin to the attention of many. Anon., “Straw Gas Here: Novel Motor Fuel Used to Save Gasoline.” Visalia Morning Delta, 15 November 1918, 6.

“Is This Prophetic of Future?”: University of Saskatchewan professor Robert Dawson MacLaurin and the billowing saga of straw gas, part 1

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's…

How would you feel about the idea of using a definition to launch this issue of our mind-blowing blog / bulletin / thingee? […] Thank you. And apologies for the tardy appearance of this text online. I overslept. By the way, Visalia is a city in the San Joaquin valley of California, located half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles. According to a 2023 document of the United States Energy Information Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Energy, and I quote,

Caricature by illustrator / graphic designer Jacques Gagnier promoting the weekly Québec radio game show Auto-Tram broadcasted by the radio station CKAC of Montréal, Québec. Jacques Gagnier, “–.” RadioMonde, 27 November 1948, 18.

Household Technology

Auto-Tram, Pic et pic et colégram, Bour et bour et ratatam, Auto-Tram: Do you want to participate with me in the weekly Québec radio game show Auto-Tram?

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's…

Hello, my reading friend, you are late. A few more minutes and the door of the Saint-Stanislas parish hall in Montréal, Québec, would have been slammed in our faces. Yes, yes, the Saint-Stanislas parish hall mentioned in the 1972 song Fu Man Chu, a masterful work performed by the actor / author / composer / musician / performer Robert Charlebois, a giant of Québec song mentioned in March 2021 and November 2022 issues of our staggering blog / bulletin / thingee. (Hello, EP!) By the way, the Fu

The left-hand photo shows several square bins lined with clear plastic, full of bunches of purple grapes, with rows of grape vines visible in the background. The right-hand photo shows a cathode ray tube computer terminal and small keyboard. The computer has yellow plastic housing and black plastic frame. The keyboard is grey. To the right in this photo is a conservation photography colour correction card.

2 things you should know about how grape diversity could help save winemaking in Canada and how conservators use an x-ray fluorescence spectrometer to uncover and analyze the materials in the collection's artifacts

Renée-Claude Goulet

Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

Meet Renée-Claude Goulet and Jacqueline Riddle. Renée-Claude is the Science Advisor at Ingenium’s Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, and Jacqueline is a Conservator at Ingenium. In November’s edition of this colourful monthly blog, Renée-Claude explains how climate change is affecting agriculture all over the world, including the growing of grapes and the making of wine, and Jacqueline describes how she and her colleagues use x-ray fluorescence spectrometer technology to discover which chemical

Advertisement of Campbell Motors Limited of Vancouver, British Columbia, promoting the AZNP Škoda 1101 or 1102 automobile. Anon., “Campbell Motors Limited.” The Vancouver Sun, 10 June 1950, 11.

Business & Economics

“Reds Carry Cold War to North Americans:” A brief roadmap of the circumstances surrounding the importation of Czechoslovakian automobiles into Canada at the height of the Cold War, part 2

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's…

Dobrý den, můj čtenářský přítel, a vítám vás u této druhé části našeho článku. Um, hello, my reading friend, and welcome to this second part of our article. You will of course remember that said second part will complete our examination of the reaction of various stakeholders to the importation into Canada of automobiles produced in Czechoslovakia by the state firm Automobilové Závody Národni Podnik (AZNP), during the 1950s. An interesting aspect of that story was / is that, in the spring of

Three smiling children stand on a green lawn. On the far left is a young girl with short brown hair who wears a light pink dress. In the middle, a taller boy wears a scouting uniform. On the right, a young child wears a formal blue coat as well as a white hat, gloves, and purse.

Scouting and Guiding on Overseas RCAF Bases During the Cold War

Carleton University

The Cold War brought about many changes to family life. For military personnel who were part of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), the founding of NATO in 1949 meant opportunities for overseas tours in Europe for themselves and their families.

Celebrating Women’s History Month in Canada with Dr. Shohini Ghose, Quantum Physicist

Ingenium – Canada's…

October is Women’s History Month in Canada. It is a time to celebrate the women and girls from our past, and our present who are contributing to a better, more inclusive Canada. The theme of Women’s History Month this year is “Through Her Lens: Celebrating the Diversity of Women.” There are many accomplished women in Canada who deserve to be celebrated this month. One such prominent Canadian woman is Shohini Ghose, currently Professor of Physics and Computer Science at Wilfrid Laurier University

An advertisement of the Czechoslovakian foreign trade company Omnitrade Limited of Montréal, Québec, for the AZNP Škoda 440 automobile. Anon., “Omnitrade Limited.” The Montreal Star, 28 November 1958, 24.

Business & Economics

“Reds Carry Cold War to North Americans:” A brief roadmap of the circumstances surrounding the importation of Czechoslovakian automobiles into Canada at the height of the Cold War, part 1

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's…

Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, my reading friend. Yours truly dares to hope that life is treating you kindly. This is certainly not the case for everyone. Sigh… I would like to speak with you today about a topic related to an upcoming exhibition topic at the fabulous Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, and to an area of research of the Canadian Science and Technology of Canada, also located in Ottawa, a museal institution which is not too bad. Sorry, sorry. The

Map of the Caribbean with indicators highlighting the countries of Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago.

‘It is all up to you!’ – The West Indian Domestic Scheme in Canada (1955–1967)

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

From 1955 to 1967, the West Indian Domestic Scheme brought more than 3,000 Caribbean women, mostly from Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago, to perform domestic labour in Canada.

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