Fun Fact Friday

In honour of National Inventors’ Day, here is today's inventive fun fact!  

Did you know that...

"Canadians contributed a few inventions, notably the first successful braking system (W.A. Robinson, 1868) and the rotary snowplough (J.W. Elliott, 1869; developed further by O. Jull), which made possible safe, regular travel in Canadian winters. (Marsh, 2021)

References: 

Marsh, James H. (2021, July 9th) Railway History in Canada. Retrieved from The Canadian Encyclopedia: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/railway-history#:~:text=Canadians%20contributed%20a%20few%20inventions,regular%20travel%20in%20Canadian%20winters


Published on February 11, 2022