看到论坛上某帖说到加拿大这个国家对世界的贡献,于是google了一下,还真是吃了一惊.

Canadian Inventors

Only a small percentage of the great inventions invented by Canadian inventors are listed below.

• 5 Pin Bowling A truly Canadian sport invented by T.E. Ryan of Toronto in 1909[
• Able Walker The walker was patented by Norm Rolston in 1986
• Access Bar Patented food bar designed to help burn fat by Dr Larry Wang
• Air-Conditioned Railway Coach Invented by Henry Ruttan in 1858
• Abdominizer The infomercial exercise darling invented by Dennis Colonello in 1984
• AC Radio Tube Invented by Edward Samuels Rogers in 1925
• Acetylene Thomas L. Wilson invented the production process in 1892
• Acetylene Buoy Invented by Thomas L. Wilson in 1904
• Agrifoam Crop Cold Protector Co-invented in 1967 by D. Siminovitch & J. W. Butler
• Analytical Plotter 3D map-making system invented by Uno Vilho Helava in 1957
• Andromonon Three-wheeled vehicle invented in 1851 by Thomas Turnbull
• Anti-Gravity Suit Invented by Wilbur Rounding Franks in 1941, a suit for high altitude jet pilots
• Automatic Foghorn The first steam foghorn was invented by Robert Foulis in 1859
• Automatic Machinery Lubricator One of the many inventions invented by Elijah McCoy
• Automatic Postal Sorter In 1957, Maurice Levy invented a postal sorter that could handle 200,000 letters an hour
• Basketball Invented by James Naismith in 1891
• Bone Marrow Compatibility Test Invented by Barbara Bain in 1960
• Bromine A process to extract was invented by Herbert Henry Dow in 1890
• Calcium Carbide Thomas Leopold Willson invented a process for Calcium Carbide in 1892
• Canada Dry Ginger Ale Invented in 1907 by John A. McLaughlin
• Chocolate Nut Bar Arthur Ganong made the first nickel bar in 1910
• Computerized Braille Invented by Roland Galarneau in 1972
• Creed Telegraph System Fredrick Creed invented a way to convert Morse Code to text in 1900
• Compound Steam Engine Invented by Benjamin Franklin Tibbetts in 1842
• CPR Mannequin invented by Dianne Croteau in 1989
• Electric Car Heater Thomas Ahearn invented the first electric car heater in 1890
• Electric Cooking Range Thomas Ahearn invented the first in 1882
• Electric Light Bulb Henry Woodward invented an electric light bulb in 1874 and sold the patent to Thomas Edison
• Electron Microscope Eli Franklin Burton, Cecil Hall, James Hillier, Albert Prebus co-invented the electron microscope in 1937
• Electric Organ Morse Robb of Belleville, Ontario, patented the world's first electric organ in 1928
• Electric Streetcar John Joseph Wright invented an electric streetcar in 1883

• Fathometer An early form of sonar invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1919
• Film Colourization Invented by Wilson Markle in 1983
• Garbage Bag (polyethylene) Invented by Harry Wasylyk in 1950
• Goalie Mask Invented by Jaques Plante in 1960
• Gramophone Co-invented by Alexander Graham Bell & Emile Berliner in 1889
• Green Ink Currency ink invented by Thomas Sterry Hunt in 1862
• Half-tone Engraving Co-invented by Georges Edouard Desbarats and William Augustus Leggo in 1869
• Heart Pacemaker Invented by Dr. John A. Hopps in 1950
• Hydrofoil Boat Co-invented by Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin in 1908
• IMax Movie System Co-invented in 1968 by Grahame Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, and Robert Kerr
• Instant Mashed Potatos Dehydrated potato flakes were invented by Edward A. Asselbergs in 1962
• Insulin Process Fredrick Banting, J. J. Macleod, Charles Best and Collip invented the process for insulin in 1922
• JAVA Software programming language invented by James Gosling in 1994
• Jetliner The first commercial jetliner to fly in North America was designed by James Floyd in 1949. The first test flight of the Avro Jetliner was on August 10 1949.
• Jolly Jumper Baby's delight invented by Olivia Poole in 1959
• Kerosene Invented by Doctor Abraham Gesner in 1846
• Lawn Sprinkler Another invention made by Elijah McCoy
• Light Bulb Leads Leads made of nickel & iron alloy were invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1892
• Marquis Wheat Invented by Sir Charles E. Saunders in 1908
• McIntosh Apple Invented by John McIntosh in 1796
• Music Synthesizer Invented by Hugh Le Caine in 1945
• Newsprint Invented by Charles Fenerty in 1838
• Odometer Invented by Samuel McKeen in 1854
• Paint Roller invented by Norman Breakey of Toronto in 1940
• Plexiglas Polymerized Methyl Methacrylate invented by William Chalmers in 1931
• Polypump Liquid Dispenser Harold Humphrey made pumpable liquid hand soap possible in 1972
• Portable Film Developing System Invented by Arthur Williams McCurdy in 1890, but he foolishly sold the patent to George Eastman in 1903
• Potato Digger Invented by Alexander Anderson in 1856
• Process to Extract Helium from Natural Gas Invented by Sir John Cunningham McLennan in 1915
• Prosthetic Hand An electric prosthetic invented by Helmut Lucas in 1971
• Quartz Clock Warren Marrison developed the first quartz clock
• R-Theta Navigation System Invented by J.E.G. Wright in 1958
• Radio-Transmitted Voice Invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1904
• Railway Car Brake Invented by George B. Dorey in 1913
• Railway Sleeper Car Invented by Samuel Sharp in 1857
• Robertson Screw Invented by Peter L. Robertson in 1908
• Rotary Blow Molding Machine Plastic bottle maker invented by Gustave Côté in 1966
• Rotary Railroad Snowplow Invented by J.E. Elliott in 1869
• Rubber Shoe Heels Elijah McCoy patented an important improvement to rubber heels in 1879
• Safety Paint A high reflectivity paint invented by Neil Harpham in 1974
• Screw Propeller Ship's propeller invented by John Patch in 1833
• Silicon Chip Blood Analyzer Invented by Imants Lauks in 1986
• SlickLicker Made for cleaning oil spills and patented by Richard Sewell in 1970
• Snowblower Invented by Arthur Sicard in 1925
• Snowmobile Invented by Joseph-Armand Bombardier in 1958
• Standard Time Invented by Sir Sanford Fleming in 1878
• Stereo-orthography Map Making System Invented by T.J. Blachut, Stanley Collins in 1965
• Superphosphate Fertilizer Invented by Thomas L. Wilson in 1896
• Synthetic Sucrose Invented by Dr. Raymond Lemieux in 1953
• Television System Reginald A. Fessenden patented a television system in 1927
• Television Camera Invented by F. C. P. Henroteau in 1934
• Telephone Invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
• Telephone Handset Invented by Cyril Duquet in 1878
• Tone-to-Pulse Converter Invented by Michael Cowpland in 1974
• Trivial Pursuit Invented in 1979 by Chris Haney and Scott Abbott
• Tuck-Away-Handle Beer Carton Invented by Steve Pasjac in 1957
• Undersea Telegraph Cable Invented by Fredrick Newton Gisborne in 1857
• UV-degradable Plastics Invented by Dr. James Guillet in 1971
• Variable Pitch Aircraft Propeller Invented by Walter Rupert Turnbull in 1922
• Walkie-Talkie Invented by Donald L. Hings in 1942
• Wireless Radio Invented by Reginald A. Fessenden in 1900
• Wirephoto Edward Samuels Rogers invented the first in 1925
• Zipper Invented by Gideon Sundback in 1913

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比中国少多了。

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new_mic 说:

比中国少多了。

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那就把中国的贡献也列出来看看, 扬扬国威吧.

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长见识

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westend 说:

那就把中国的贡献也列出来看看, 扬扬国威吧.

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无产阶级文化大革命！

空前而绝后！

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简单再来说吧, 加拿大人自己投票选出的最重要的十大加拿大发明是:
Insulin - 胰岛素
Telephone - 电话
Light Bulb - 灯泡
Five Pin Bowling - 保龄球（五球）
Wonderbra - 魔幻胸罩
Pacemaker - 起搏器
Roberson Screw - 内四角螺丝
Zipper - 拉链
Electronic Wheel Chair - 电动轮椅
Poutine - 一种马铃薯制成的食物

至于现在热门的Java语言,则排在12位,而篮球则是21位.
详细的top 50名单,看 http://www.cbc.ca/inventions/

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最近加拿大的一件NB事是一家小公司把微软告倒了

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Light Bulb - 灯泡
不是爱迪生发明的吗？

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alberto 说:

Light Bulb - 灯泡
不是爱迪生发明的吗？

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点后面的链接有详细故事

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blfessenden.htm