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Sir William Logan founded the Geographical Survey of Canada. His work laid the foundation for mapping the entire country. Source: Library and Archives Canada.

Road Transportation

Laying the foundations for mapping Canada

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Molly Gatt Algonquin College Journalism Program Sir William Logan discovered his skill at mapping out of necessity. Born in Montreal to Scottish parents, he was sent to Edinburg to get the best education possible at only 16. But despite his high marks, Logan dropped out of university at the end of his first year to take a job at his uncle’s business. He started as an accountant, but when opportunity struck in 1831, Logan took on a management position at a coal and copper mine in Wales. Logan

Chalmers Jack Machenzie.

Chalmers Jack Mackenzie: ambitious on Canada’s behalf after WWII

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Patrick Jodoin Algonquin College Journalism Program The years during and after World War II were a crucial time for scientific research and development in Canada. Chief among this era’s important figures was Chalmers Jack Mackenzie, who was president of the National Research Council from 1944 to 1952, and who played an instrumental role in forming some of the institutions that have shaped modern Canada. Initially appointed to the NRC in 1935 after a 17-year stint as Dean of Engineering at the

George Lawrence built the world’s second nuclear reactor.

Engineering & Technology

Harnessing a power: the story of the second nuclear reactor

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Bryson Masse Algonquin College Journalism Program As the curtain of World War II fell over Europe, George C. Laurence began working against the clock to harness the future of energy and warfare. He was going to build the world’s second nuclear reactor. Born in Charlottetown, P.E.I., Laurence graduated from Dalhousie University with a bachelor’s and master’s in physics. After completing his doctorate in England with the greatest minds in nuclear research, Laurence returned to Canada in 1930. He

Elsie MacGill during her CCF tenure. Source: Library and Archives Canada, reference number: PA-139429

Elsie MacGill, Canada’s Amelia Earhart

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Molly Gatt Algonquin College Journalism Program Since the first practical airplane was developed by the Wright Brothers in 1905, aeronautical engineers have strived to make the best possible aircrafts for love and war. Incidentally, 1905 was the same year that Canadian scientist Elizabeth MacGill was born. Today, she is also known as Elsie, or the Queen of the Hurricanes. Most notable for her work during WWII, MacGill was chief of engineering in the development of the Hawker Hurricanes. She

George. J. Klein.

Engineering & Technology

Klein, the man who invented everything from the electric wheelchair to the STEM antenna

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Daniel Prinn Algonquin College Journalism Program George J. Klein was one of Canada’s most productive inventors of the 20th Century. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, his father, a watch and jewellery store owner, initially sparked Klein’s interest in mechanical design. Klein studied at the University of Toronto and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in applied science in 1928. A year later he was offered a job as a researcher for the National Research Council of Canada. Klein would remain with the NRC

Raymond Urgel Lemieux discovered how to synthesize sugar. Source: University of Alberta.

Raymond Lemieux: leading the carbohydrate revolution

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Daniel Prinn Algonquin College Journalism Program Raymond Urgel Lemieux may not have climbed a mountain to gain fame, but the chemistry professor’s widely acclaimed discovery of synthesizing sucrose, (table sugar) is largely considered the “Mount Everest of organic chemistry.” In 1953, Lemieux succeeded in synthesizing sugar while at the National Research Council’s Prairie Regional Laboratory. This was remarkable because it allowed us to understand sugar’s molecular, three-dimensional structure

Frere Marie-Victorin created an inventory of all of Québec’s plants in 1935. Author: Albert Dumas. Source: Quebec National Library and Archives, reference number P1000, S4, D83, PM39.

The self-taught botanist who inventoried Quebec’s plants

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Daniel Prinn Algonquin College Journalism Program Although he never attained a university degree, Québec-born frère Marie-Victorin (né Conrad Kirouac) became a revered botanist, both in North America and in Europe. Marie-Victorin discovered his passion for botany during a fight with tuberculosis in 1903, and began teaching himself everything he needed to know. He read over 40 years’ worth of scientific journals on the subject. In 1913, he traveled to the municipality of Témiscouata in Quebec

Electrons are a scientist’s best friend

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Molly Gatt Algonquin College Journalism Program Most Canadians have looked through a light microscope in their high school science class. They got to magnify particles on plates that were invisible to the naked eye. But those microscopes have limits. Light rays only magnify up to 2,000 times. Today, electron microscopes allow two million times of magnification because electron waves are shorter, leading to higher enhancement and resolution. The first practical electron microscope came about

Gerald Hatch (left) was able to grow his engineering firm into a company of over 12,000. Source: McGill University.

Earth & Environment

Gerald Hatch’s global impact

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Bryson Masse Algonquin College Journalism Program Canada is known for its natural resources and the ways that we have extracted them from our countryside. And because of stewards like Gerald Hatch guiding the technological advances, responsible use and sustainability have taken a far higher priority. Hatch helped create new metallurgical practises, reduced the impact on our environment and created one of the most successful engineering firms in Canada. Hatch grew up in eastern Ontario, attended

Portrait of Gerald Heffernan: Source: Whitby Library/Ireland Studio.

Engineering & Technology

Heffernan, the mini mill pioneer

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Daniel Prinn Algonquin College Journalism Program Even growing up, Gerald Heffernan had the mind of an entrepreneur. One of his early business ventures was selling apples to a jam factory. Later, his entrepreneurial spirit led him to introduce new technologies into the steel manufacturing industry – most notably pioneering self-contained steel production facilities known as “mini-mills.” These efficient mills account for 200 million tons of the world’s overall 700 million ton steel output

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