The paint roller was invented about 1940 in Toronto
by Norman Breakey, but he died before being able to patent his
invention. The first paint roller patent was held by American
Richard Croxton Adams.
The pager was invented
by Alfred J. Gross, a Toronto-based wireless communications
pioneer, during 1949. Gross is also often credited as the
inventor of the walkie-talkie, a distinction he sometimes shares
with fellow Canadian Donald Hings, who is also credited for
having created the two-way radio during 1939.
The first internet
search engine, Archie (Archive without the V), was created by
Alan Emtage at McGill University about 1988.
Basketball was invented
by Canadian James Naismith, born in Ontario and educated at
McGill University, but he did not invent it in Canada. He
invented the sport while working as a physical education
instructor at a YMCA in Massachusetts during 1891.
The first electric
wheelchair was developed by George Klein, during 1953. The
Ontario-born inventor also developed aircraft skis, the M29
Weasel army snowmobile/ATV, the microsurgical staple gun, the
ZEEP nuclear reactor, a scientific language for snow and more.
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