| Great Maritime Inventions |
| 1833 to 1950 |
| Mario Theriault |
Who could have imagined it - the scuba tank, the folding ironing
board, the dump truck, and the variable-pitch airplane propellor
were all invented in the Maritimes. Yes, it's true. Items as
commonplace as the rotary ventilator, backup lights for cars,
and the key-opening food can were all developed here.
From the opening of regional patent offices in 1833 until 1950,
more than 3,300 patents were granted to clever residents of
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Great
Maritime Inventions showcases the best of these innovations.
Patent agent Mario Theriault presents descriptions and
drawings of fifty-five inventions that attest to the ingenuity of
Maritimers. Experts at the patent office judged each one to
work as expected and to be the first of its kind in the world.
Many of the inventions marked significant advances in science
and the useful arts, while others changed the course of
technology. Some - two-piece long underwear, kerosene, the
vortex-flushing toilet bowl - still enhance our lives today.
board, the dump truck, and the variable-pitch airplane propellor
were all invented in the Maritimes. Yes, it's true. Items as
commonplace as the rotary ventilator, backup lights for cars,
and the key-opening food can were all developed here.
From the opening of regional patent offices in 1833 until 1950,
more than 3,300 patents were granted to clever residents of
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Great
Maritime Inventions showcases the best of these innovations.
Patent agent Mario Theriault presents descriptions and
drawings of fifty-five inventions that attest to the ingenuity of
Maritimers. Experts at the patent office judged each one to
work as expected and to be the first of its kind in the world.
Many of the inventions marked significant advances in science
and the useful arts, while others changed the course of
technology. Some - two-piece long underwear, kerosene, the
vortex-flushing toilet bowl - still enhance our lives today.
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| _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Introduction Consumer Goods: Food Consumer Goods: Conveniences Engineering: Farming and Industry Engineering: Transportation Engineering: Construction Appendix Bibliography Index |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mario Theriault |
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