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Canada ignored the air as a place of combat. However, on September 16th 1914, the Canadian Aviation corps was created to assist British air forces in the war creating the Burgess-Dunne. This plane was also known as the first “aero hydroplane” because of its design using pontoons instead of wheels. National Airforce Museum Authors, “First World War”, National Airforce Museum of Canada, http://airforcemuseum.ca/en/the-display-gallery/first-world-war-1914-1948 (Accessed February 26, 2021). -
After the Germans created the chlorine gas grenades, Soldiers would fall victim to these mass amounts. So in order to help the allied forces, weird looking gas masks using charcoal filters were put in place in order to keep these casualties low. Tim Cook, “Canada and Gas Warfare”, Canadian Encyclopedia, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canada-and-gas-warfare#:~:text=As%20gas%20shells%20were%20introduced,slow%20the%20rate%20of%20fire, (Accessed March 3 2021). -
The Lewis Light machine gun is a gas operated, air cooled, fully automatic weapon which was a replacement for the heavyweight colt machine guns as a more portable option for taking the offensive during the war. Bruce Robert, “The Lewis Gun”, Canada at War Blog, https://canadaatwarblog.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/the-lewis-machine-gun-used-by-canadians-during-the-first-second-world-war/ (Accessed March 3 2021). -
The Sonar used sound navigation which is measuring the reflection of sound waves as a method for locating underwater hazards and measuring water depths. It was made in collaboration with France and Canada during WWI. David I. Ross “Sonar” Canadian Encyclopedia, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sonar#:~:text=Sonar%20was%20first%20developed%20-%20as,BOYLE, (Accessed March 1 2021). -
Built between 1917 and 1922, this generating station was the world’s biggest hydroelectric megaproject in Queenston Canada. This is located in Niagara falls stretching approximately 22 kilometers which would fuel the growth of this industry. It was able to supply inexpensive power to various towns and cities Canadian Government, “Queenston-Chippawa Hydro-Electric Development”, Government of Canada, https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=501, (Accessed March 4 2021). -
In January 1922, the first injection of insulin was used to help a boy from dying to type 1 diabetes dropping his high sugar levels. After realizing a high raise in ketones later, the second injection stabilized both and was a true success winning a Nobel Prize in 1923. Diabetes UK Authors, “First Use of Insulin In Treatment Of Diabetes” Diabetes UK, https://www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news_landing_page/first-use-of-insulin-in-treatment-of-diabetes-88-years-ago-today, (Accessed March 4, 2021). -
The snowmobile went through development stages for over a decade where in 1922 a propeller driven-sled was created, this vehicle could travel over snow originally called a motored toboggan in 1927 but by 1935 it was officially named the snowmobile with the most practical design. Chris Debresson, Nathan Baker, “Snowmobiles in Canada”, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/snowmobile, (Accessed March 4 2021). -
Originally, the planes built before and during WWI had propellers which could only spin in a fixed angle, whereas Variable pitch propellers are able to adjust the blade angle or pitch during flight now maximizing speed within the air. Ingenium Authors, “Variable Pitch Propeller”, Ingenium, https://ingeniumcanada.org/channel/innovation/variable-pitch-propeller, (Accessed March 5 2021). -
The snowblower is a device which collects snow ahead of it and pushes it to another location created in 1925, At first these were developed to help trains get through deep snow ahead of them however this never worked out thus they put onto an automobile to help clear snow. David Berry, “Snow Blower”, Canadian Encyclopedia, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/snow-blower, (Accessed March 5 2021). -
After almost 50 years, the Hudson’s bay railway was complete. Starting in 1880 it had expanded but was stopped because of financial problems and a political scandal thus leaving the construction until after WW1 with the CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS project. Costing over $45 million, it officially opened in September 1929. T.D. Regehr, “Hudson Bay Railway”, Canadian Encyclopedia, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hudson-bay-railway, (Accessed March 5 2021). -
Germany during World War One had invented Helium gas grenades which could stain the air with poisonous gas killing off many allied soldiers thus creating Gas masks in order to protect themselves from this weapon but, it was not enough. They had to go on the move to avoid the poisonous grenades infiltrating the air around them. The Lighter Lewis light machine guns were created in order to avoid these grenades during war, So, the gas masks ended up leading to the advancement of the Lewis LMGs -
The Burgess-Dunne was the first ever Canadian aircraft by the CAC. This model used a fixed propeller which blades would only rotate in a fixed angle. However, with the development of the Variable Pitch Propeller, this changed the aerodynamic industry where almost all modern day aircrafts still use this. This propeller is able to adjust the angle at which the blades spin, optimizing take off and high speed flight. It was first used in the Royal Canadian Airforce Avro 504K trainer on June 29 1927