Research Catalog

Title

Ingenious : how Canadian innovators made the world smarter, smaller, kinder, safer, healthier, wealthier, and happier / David Johnston, Tom Jenkins.

Author

Johnston, David L.

Publication

• [Toronto] : Signal/McClelland & Stewart, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Additional Authors

Jenkins, Tom, 1959-

Description

xiii, 232 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color); 27 cm

Summary

"Successful innovation is always inspired by at least one of three forces--insight, necessity, and simple luck. Ingenious moves through history to explore what circumstances, incidents, coincidences, and collaborations motivated each great Canadian idea, and what twist of fate then brought that idea into public acceptance. Above all, the book explores what goes on in the mind of an innovator, and maps the incredible spectrum of personalities that have struggled to improve the lot of their neighbours, their fellow citizens, and their species. From the marvels of aboriginal invention such as the canoe, snowshoe, igloo, dogsled, lifejacket, and bunk bed to the latest pioneering advances in medicine, education, philanthropy, science, engineering, community development, business, the arts, and the media, Canadians have improvised and collaborated their way to international admiration. Ingenious tells you why they did it and how they made the world a better place."--

Alternative Title

Ingen!ous

Subject

• Inventions > Canada > History
• Inventors > Canada > History
• Technological innovations > Canada > History
• Inventions
• Inventors
• Technological innovations
• Canada

Genre/Form

History.

Note

• Includes images from the Library and Archives Canada collection.
• Includes index.
• Title on title page appears with an exclamation mark in place of the second "i."

Additional Formats (note)

• Issued also in electronic format.

Call Number

JFF 17-1406

ISBN

• 9780771050916
• 0771050917

OCLC

952801370

Author

Johnston, David L., author.

Title

Ingenious : how Canadian innovators made the world smarter, smaller, kinder, safer, healthier, wealthier, and happier / David Johnston, Tom Jenkins.

Publisher

[Toronto] : Signal/McClelland & Stewart, 2017.

Copyright Date

©2017

Edition

Hardcover edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Additional Formats

Issued also in electronic format.

Added Author

Jenkins, Tom, 1959- author.

Other Form:

Johnston, David, 1941- Ingenious. (CaOONL)20169045102

Research Call Number

JFF 17-1406