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Frank Morse Robb

Frank Morse Robb 1902–1992

Janis Nostbakken

Like many inventors, Morse Robb began his career in science at an early age. Born in Belleville, Ontario he was a studious and creative boy constantly coming up with gadgets that often backfired: his Christmas tree light flasher gave his father a shock; he ruined a good pair of pants in an attempt to make ether; and he created a highly sensitive chemical compound that exploded with the touch of a feather. But his puttering eventually paid off. By the time he was 11, Robb invented several

newspaper article about the lie detector

Social Science & Culture

Lie Detector

Janis Nostbakken

Nova Scotia-born John Larson was a young medical student in California in the 1920s when he invented the modern lie detector. Working from a psychological test that had been developed at Harvard in 1915, he developed a procedure that involved noting a person’s answers to a series of carefully worded questions while recording blood pressure, skin temperature and breathing rate. By interpreting the responses, a trained technician could theoretically deduce which answers were truthful and which

Crokinole board

Social Science & Culture

Crokinole

Janis Nostbakken

Crokinole appears to have originated in Southwestern Ontario in the 1860s. There are similarities to the British games of shovelboard (later developed into shuffleboard) and squails, as well as to the East Indian game carrom, but crokinole is generally acknowledged as a uniquely Canadian invention. Play involves flicking small wooden disks around a board to earn points while preventing opponents from scoring. Over the years, several variations on the original game have been patented in Canada

Elizabeth Arden

Household Technology

Inventor of the American Beauty Industry

Janis Nostbakken

Elizabeth Arden is credited with introducing North American women to eye make-up, a concept almost unheard of in the early 1900s. She is also renowned for making the wearing of cosmetics respectable at a time when only stage performers and women of “ill-repute” indulged. Arden invented a number of skin products, including foundation to match skin tones, and a softening cream originally developed for her famous race horses. Some fashion historians contend that the American beauty industry itself

School in trains

Social Science & Culture

Reading, Riding and ’Rithmetic

Janis Nostbakken

From 1926 to the mid-1960s children in remote communities throughout Ontario were schooled through an innovative program that brought the classroom to them via rail. Fred Sloman, one of several dedicated teachers in the program, rode the rails for 39 years delivering lessons and social services to kids and their families. His wife and five children went along for the ride making their home at one end of the rail car that doubled as a classroom. There were seven cars in all used throughout the

Twitter hashtags

Social Science & Culture

Reading, writing and…tweeting?

Canada Foundation for Innovation

To help teachers make the most of electronic devices in their classrooms, a researcher at Université de Montréal is tracking which behaviours are distracting and which ones enrich the experience. Technology is a divisive issue among teachers. Some embrace it, finding new ways to engage their students through tablets, smartphones and laptops, while others see those devices as distractions or an invitation to cheat. Thierry Karsenti, Canada Research Chair in Technologies in Education at Université

University of Calgary

Social Science & Culture

Research builds our urban community

Canada Foundation for Innovation

The University of Calgary teams up with its home city to improve wastewater treatment methods. When we turn on the tap or flush the toilet, we don’t usually give much thought to where the water comes from or where it’s going. But municipal wastewater treatment can be extremely expensive, and the higher the level of treatment, the cleaner the effluent and the smaller the impact on the environment. Even so, Calgary treats its wastewater three times — more than many Canadian cities — before

Explore Canada Postcard

Social Science & Culture

Explore Canada’s research frontier

Canada Foundation for Innovation

Come for the world-class facilities, stay for the cutting-edge science. Did you know that Canada has some of the most pioneering research labs and equipment? Tour this mapand find more labs by visiting the CFI Research Facilities Navigator. Find more stories of research in action on Innovation.ca, the website of the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Building the Alaska Highway: George Metcalf Archival Collection, Canadian War Museum 19820170-001 #13

Business & Economics

The Alaska Highway: Building Canadian Infrastructure Out of Wartime Necessity

Canadian War Museum

The construction of the Alaska Highway was a major feat of American and Canadian engineering that connected Dawson Creek, British Columbia and Delta Junction, Alaska. Built in just eight months, between March and November 1942, the highway was meant to strengthen the strategic position of the United States and Canada following Japan’s entry into the Second World War. This major transportation link connected Alaska and the Yukon with the South, and opened new locations to resource extraction

Second World War Nutrition Poster: Canadian War Museum 19750317-073

Canada’s Food Guide: Wartime Eating for a Healthier Postwar Population

Canadian War Museum

The first Canadian food guide, The Official Food Rules, was conceived in 1942 as a means of helping consumers navigate the difficulties of wartime rationing. If followed, the guide would ensure high nutritional standards for the men and women contributing to the war effort, decrease malnutrition associated with poverty, and improve the general health of Canadians. Scientists, medical doctors, academics and social welfare workers began working together in 1938 and eventually recommended the food

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