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Here are five of the coolest inventions of the last 100 years developed by National Research Council scientists:
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The Electronic Sackbut – Trained musician and physicist Hugh Le Caine began working on what would be the world’s first electronic music synthesizer in 1945, using ideas from atomic physics, radar and radio technology. The electronic music pioneer and composer’s later Serial Sound Structure Generator built inside a gym locker was an Expo 67 highlight.
George J. Klein with his invention from ca. 1955, the electric wheelchair.
The electric wheelchair – NRC engineer George Klein revolutionized the wheelchair for wounded veterans of the Second World War, devising a propulsion system and a “joystick” control still used today. Dubbed “Canada’s great invention,” it transformed the wheelchair from something only found in hospitals to a means of independence worldwide.
NRC scientists develop the fade resistant red hue of the Canadian flag.
The colour of Canada — We now take our flag’s hue for granted but the iconic red was picked by NRC researchers from half-a-million variations to be consistent and colorfast when Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson saw faded flags flying. Their specs were unveiled 50 years ago this month. To mark its 100th birthday, the NRC donated the prototype flag to the Museum of Science and Technology for display when it reopens in 2017.
Computer animation — NRC researchers Nestor Burtnyk and Marceli Wein didn’t win an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for their pioneering key frame technology until 1997. But their innovation, much faster and easier than traditional cell methods, had already launched a homegrown industry. In 1974, one of their film projects became the first computer animated films to be nominated for an Oscar. (The Academy Award for Technical Achievement was for their contributions to the animation genre rather than for their work on a specific film.)
National Research Council scientists helped develop the Space Shuttle’s Canadarm.
Canadarm – During a 30-year career with NASA’s space shuttle program, the 15-metre robot arm developed in an NRC-directed project doubled as Canada’s face in space. Capable of lifting 266,000 kilograms in microgravity, Canadarm grabbed satellites, moved astronauts and cargo and helped build the International Space Station where offspring Canadarm2 is still at work.
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The Electronic Sackbut – Trained musician and physicist Hugh Le Caine began working on what would be the world’s first electronic music synthesizer in 1945, using ideas from atomic physics, radar and radio technology. The electronic music pioneer and composer’s later Serial Sound Structure Generator built inside a gym locker was an Expo 67 highlight.
George J. Klein with his invention from ca. 1955, the electric wheelchair.
The electric wheelchair – NRC engineer George Klein revolutionized the wheelchair for wounded veterans of the Second World War, devising a propulsion system and a “joystick” control still used today. Dubbed “Canada’s great invention,” it transformed the wheelchair from something only found in hospitals to a means of independence worldwide.
NRC scientists develop the fade resistant red hue of the Canadian flag.
The colour of Canada — We now take our flag’s hue for granted but the iconic red was picked by NRC researchers from half-a-million variations to be consistent and colorfast when Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson saw faded flags flying. Their specs were unveiled 50 years ago this month. To mark its 100th birthday, the NRC donated the prototype flag to the Museum of Science and Technology for display when it reopens in 2017.
Computer animation — NRC researchers Nestor Burtnyk and Marceli Wein didn’t win an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for their pioneering key frame technology until 1997. But their innovation, much faster and easier than traditional cell methods, had already launched a homegrown industry. In 1974, one of their film projects became the first computer animated films to be nominated for an Oscar. (The Academy Award for Technical Achievement was for their contributions to the animation genre rather than for their work on a specific film.)
National Research Council scientists helped develop the Space Shuttle’s Canadarm.
Canadarm – During a 30-year career with NASA’s space shuttle program, the 15-metre robot arm developed in an NRC-directed project doubled as Canada’s face in space. Capable of lifting 266,000 kilograms in microgravity, Canadarm grabbed satellites, moved astronauts and cargo and helped build the International Space Station where offspring Canadarm2 is still at work.
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