🌆 Chapter 4: Modern Canada
4.6.1 Science and Technology
2 paragraphs · 3 questions
Canadian work in science and technology is respected everywhere. It has altered the way the world communicates and does business. Pioneer thinkers included Marshall McLuhan and Harold Innis. Research done in Canada has won international recognition. It keeps attracting top students, academics and entrepreneurs from other countries. They work in medical research, in telecommunications and in many other fields. Science is one of the areas where Canada's influence reaches far beyond its own borders.
Key Facts
- Pioneer thinkers included Marshall McLuhan and Harold Innis
- Canadian research attracts world-class students, academics and entrepreneurs
- Fields include medical research and telecommunications
Canada's work in space started in 1989. Since then, Canadian astronauts and the Canadian Space Agency have joined in exploring space. The tool they often use is the Canadarm, which was designed and built in Canada. Nobel Prizes have gone to Canadian scientists as well. One winner was Gerhard Herzberg, who had come to the country as a refugee from Nazi Germany. The others are Bertram Brockhouse, Sidney Altman, Michael Smith, John Polanyi and Richard E. Taylor.
Key Facts
- Canadian astronauts and the space agency have worked in space since 1989
- The Canadarm is a Canadian design, built in Canada
- Nobel winners: Herzberg, Polanyi, Altman, Taylor, Smith, Brockhouse
- Herzberg reached Canada as a refugee from Nazi Germany
Test yourself on this topic
3 practice questions from “Science and Technology”, each with the answer explained.
- Since which year have the Canadian Space Agency and Canadian astronauts taken part in space exploration?
- Which Nobel Prize-winning scientist in Canada had fled Nazi Germany as a refugee?
- What is the Canadarm?
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