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George J. Klein : the great inventor / Richard I. Bourgeois-Doyle.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bourgeois-Doyle, Richard I.
Contributor:
National Research Council Canada.
National Research Council Canada. Monograph Publishing Program.
Series:
NRC Press biography series ; no. 2.
NRC Press biography series ; no. 2
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Inventors--Canada--Biography.
Inventors.
Scientists--Canada--Biography.
Scientists.
Industrial engineers--Canada--Biography.
Industrial engineers.
National Research Council Canada.
Klein, G. J. (George J.).
Klein, G. J.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (308 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Ottawa : NRC Press, 2004.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This book is the official biography of George J. Klein, a design engineer who spent 40 years at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and was considered ""the most productive inventor in Canada in the 20th Century"". The book recounts Klein's family history and personal life.
Contents:
CONTENTS; PROLOGUE; 1. THE GEORGIAN ERA; 2. HELPING BUILD CANADIAN SCIENCE; 3. THE SCIENCE OF SKIS IN THE SKY; 4. THE DEVIL'S MACHINE; 5. CANADA'S FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR; 6. THE SEEDS OF SNOW; 7. THE FIRST WHEELCHAIRS FOR QUADRIPLEGICS; 8. A THOUSAND ODDS AND ENDS, AND A FEW BAD IDEAS; 9. FINGERPRINTS ON THE ARM; 10. BRAINSTORMING, BICYCLES, AND BIRDHOUSES; APPENDIX 1. EDISON AND KLEIN; APPENDIX 2. SOME INVENTIONS, DESIGNS, AND INNOVATIONS OF GEORGE J. KLEIN; APPENDIX 3. TIMELINE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES AND REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; NAME INDEX
Notes:
Issued by: National Research Council Canada.
"NRC Monograph Publishing Program"--T.p. verso.
"NRC No. 46323"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
1-280-45219-6
9786610452194
0-660-19323-X
OCLC:
70720091

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