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Treating Cancer

Engineering & Technology

Treating Cancer

Western University

The world’s first cancer treatment with Cobalt-60 radiation took place at Victoria Hospital in London, Ontario, in 1951. Known as the ‘cobalt bomb,’ it allowed doctors to treat tumours without damaging the skin. Western University’s Dr. Ivan Smith led the therapy’s development and, despite modern advances, the Cobalt-60 unit remains the world’s main radiotherapy machine. Its reliability and cost-effectiveness means it is widely used in developing countries. The cobalt bomb has doubled the

World’s First Coloured Circulation Coin

World’s First Coloured Circulation Coin

Royal Canadian Mint

In 2004, the Royal Canadian Mint became a trailblazer in the minting industry when it introduced the world’s first coloured circulation coin. The 25-cent coin was produced at the Mint’s Winnipeg plant using a high-speed, computer controlled and precision inkjet process. The coin featured a brilliant red poppy, the symbol of remembrance that pays homage to the brave Canadian men and women who gave their lives in service to this nation, as well as the many veterans who helped to secure our freedom

Elsie Gregory MacGill, 1927. Source: Library and Archives Canada/a200745

Elizabeth Muriel “Elsie” Gregory MacGill: Pioneer, Innovator and Inspiration

Library and Archives Canada

In 1927, Elsie MacGill graduated from the University of Toronto, becoming the first woman in Canada to receive a degree in electrical engineering, and later became the world’s first female aircraft designer. In 1929, MacGill earned her master’s degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan, and was shortly thereafter afflicted with acute infantile myelitis, a form of polio. Determined to walk again, MacGill supported herself during her recovery by writing articles on

View along the rail line, Fergus, Ontario, ca. 1886–1887. Source: Library and Archives Canada/e010865831

Panorama Camera

Library and Archives Canada

In 1888, Canadian photographer John R. Connon patented a panoramic camera—perhaps Canada’s most significant contribution to the field of photography. Although there were European patents for panoramic cameras from as early as 1843, most photographers continued to splice together multiple exposures to capture wide landscapes on film. Connon’s camera was mounted on a rotating platform and could capture images as wide as 360 degrees in a single exposure. Uniquely, Connon’s patent specified the use

And the Beat Goes On

And the Beat Goes On

National Research Council Canada

For decades, NRC has worked at the very heart of biomedical engineering, a ﬁeld that combines medical expertise with the design and problem solving of engineering. NRC inventions include the world’s ﬁrst cardiac pacemaker and also the ﬁrst to be powered by the human body. These devices – and the newer models they inspired – have saved countless lives around the world. When doctors wondered how to safely restart hearts that stop during surgery, NRC found that a gentle electrical stimulus would do

A Bomb that Cures

A Bomb that Cures

National Research Council Canada

For more than half a century, Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) has been a leader in cancer research. In the early 1950s, the cobalt-60 bomb treatment launched a new era in cancer therapy that has saved millions of people around the world. Since then, NRC researchers have continued to advance the ﬁeld of radiation therapy. In the 1940s, only about one in ﬁve people who got cancer survived for more than ﬁve years. Patients’ prospects improved greatly after two Canadian doctors asked NRC

George Klein - Inventor

Road Transportation

Electric Wheelchair

National Research Council Canada

An invention of Canada’s National Research Council – created over 50 years ago to assist injured war veterans – has helped thousands of paralyzed people around the world regain a sense of mobility. NRC designed the world’s ﬁrst practical electric wheelchair for quadriplegics, and it quickly drew international attention. The prototype, considered one of the most signiﬁcant artifacts in Canadian innovation history, is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. At the time

Operation Habbakuk

Marine Transportation

The Ice Ship Cometh

National Research Council Canada

Imagine an aircraft carrier that is unsinkable, self-repairing and virtually invisible to the enemy. In the midst of the Second World War, Winston Churchill made a direct request to Canada to build just such a vessel – out of ice. In 1943, the National Research Council of Canada teamed up with the British government in a secret project code-named Habakkuk (after an Old Testament prophet). The idea was to carve floating airﬁelds out of thick slabs of ice. These airﬁelds would provide mobile

Canada Sciene and Technology Museum: CN Images of Canada Gallery

Rail Transportation

Streamlined Locomotive

National Research Council Canada

In the 1930s, National Research Council of Canada engineering helped to launch a new generation of streamlined locomotives. A sleek design grew out of an NRC project to improve the efﬁciency of locomotives and prevent smoke from obscuring the engineer’s view from the cab. Reduced visibility was a serious safety issue, so Canadian National Railways (CNR) turned to NRC for a solution. Engineers used NRC’s new wind tunnel to test existing locomotive models and experiment with alternate designs

Hans Hoffmann, Memorial, January, 2000 (J. Chernecki, Artist)

Engineering & Technology

Hans Hoffmann: A Mechanical Genius

Pitt Meadows Museum

A small community on the western edge of the Lower Fraser Valley is home to the Hoffmann & Son shop building. Now part of the Pitt Meadows Museum the building, the site it sits on and its contents belonged to the Hoffmann family before it was donated to the Museum in 1999. At this site Hans Hoffmann plied his trade for more than 65 years as a machinist, an inventor and a stationary engine enthusiast. Born in 1912 on a farm in Manitoba, Hans would grow up to be anything but a farmer. His

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