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Henry Woodward and his companion invent the first electric lightbulb in Canada.
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Even know he wasn't born in Canada, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in Canada.
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Maria Angwin was the first woman licensed to practice medicine in Nova Scotia.
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Joseph Tyrrell discovered the Albertosaurus named Alberta.
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Joshua Slocum sails singlehandedly around the world. Died at sea in 1909.
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Fredrick Banting extracts liquids from the pancreas and turns it to insulin. His work still benefits people today.
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Invented the first snowmobile that carried 7 passengers. He kept on making different models throughout his life.
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James Hillier invents the electron microscope.
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Roberta Bondar is the first Canadian women to be launched to space. She was in space for 8 days.
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Robert Thirsk holds the Canadian record for longest time spent in space. He spent 204 days and 18 hours in space.
