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Mary Phelps Jacob Invents the Bra, 1910
American socialite teenager Mary Phelps Jacob solved a problem experienced by women of her time who wore uncomfortable corsets that were stiffened with whalebone.
Fashion was […]
Grace Murray Hopper Invents the Computer Compiler, 1943
Computer technology took a huge leap forward when American and pioneer computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper invented the first compiler, which laid the ground work […]
Elsie MacGill Invents New Airplane
Elsie MacGill once said, “I was always a sort of Miss Fix-it around the house. I was interested in radio work so I started out […]
First Nations Inventions – Parka, Kayak, Toboggan
First Nations inventions include the parka, kayak and toboggan, and many other things that are in use today throughout North America.
Parka
The invention of the parka ensured […]
Joseph Coyle Invents the Egg Carton, 1911
Born in 1871, Joseph Coyle was a newspaper publisher in the Bulkley Valley area of British Columbia whose office was next door to a hotel. […]
Jacques Plante Invents the Hockey Goalie Mask, 1959
Jacques Plante, hockey legend and goalie for the Montreal Canadiens hockey team (1954-1963), designed and built the first-ever fibreglass mask in 1956 to protect himself from […]
Frank Epperson Invents the Popsicle, 1905
Frank Epperson from San Francisco was just 11-years old when he accidentally invented the Popsicle in 1905. He left a drink he had made from flavoured […]
Ruth Wakefield Invents the Chocolate Chip Cookie
Many accidental inventions have occurred in kitchens, including the invention of the tasty chocolate chip cookie.
Ruth Wakefield (1903-1977) and her husband owned the Toll House […]