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The invention of wireless phones, Reginald Fessenden and the BlackBerry!!

Did you know wireless phones were a Canadian invention?? Envisioned by a young Canadian boy of 9 yrs old?? in the 1870's!!! That's right, I'm going to take you back in time to a prophetic carriage ride where young Reggie will dream up an idea that changes the world. You'll then hear how Bell Canada brought in the first mobile phone system... in 1947!!!!!! And how Nortel beat Apple, and everyone else, with the world's first smartphone and how the King of smartphones, the BlackBerry, was invented right here in Canada!

AVRO ARROW PT2: The NASA Legacy

In this episode, we go over some of the Avro Arrow employees' post-cancellation legacy and touch on some of the many contributions by Canadians to NASA and the space program!! #AVRO #AVROARROW #JETAIRCRAFT #NASA #AERONAUTICALENGINEERING #AVROCANADA #CANADIANHISTORY #CANADA

Avro Arrow PT1: Did one get away???

The mighty, amazing Avro Arrow!!!! The enduring story that won't die!! Think you've heard it all??? Well, wait till you hear the story of the possibility that one that got away!!!!?!?!!? Well, you've never heard some of these details in a thorough and exciting story that takes you back to the glory days when the Arrow was soaring the skies over Person Airport. You'll hear about the back-room political pressures, the specs from the factory floor, the testing, and much, much more!!! You'll hear the entire story, with many details taken directly from Avro employees who helped with the research. The greatest achievement in Canadian Aerospace engineering in all its stunning details!!! #SUPERSONIC #JETFIGHTERS #FIGHTERJETS #AERONAUTICALDESIGN #BOMBER #SOUNDBARRIER #AVROCANADA #AVROARROW

Dr John Hopps and the Pacemaker

Dr. John Hopps of Winnipeg, Mb invents the first electronic pacemaker at the University of Toronto in 1950. His invention goes on to save literally tens of millions of lives around the world... including his own life!!

Sir F. Banting: insulin and the Zero-G Suit

Sir Frederick Banting and Dr Charles Best are well known for inventing insulin, but we are going to take you inside the actual U of T building where history happened!! Then we take you on an amazing journey thru Banting's later career, where he helped save fighter jet pilots and helped NASA astronauts survive high G-forces and invented the human centrifuge!!!