02705nam 2200637Ia 450 991045766950332120200520144314.01-280-45219-697866104521940-660-19323-X(CKB)1000000000351613(EBL)227060(OCoLC)70720091(SSID)ssj0000162150(PQKBManifestationID)11161377(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000162150(PQKBWorkID)10199901(PQKB)11602868(MiAaPQ)EBC227060(Au-PeEL)EBL227060(CaPaEBR)ebr10104105(OCoLC)57385234(EXLCZ)99100000000035161320040702d2004 ua 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGeorge J. Klein[electronic resource] the great inventor /Richard I. Bourgeois-DoyleOttawa NRC Press20041 online resource (308 p.)NRC Press biography series ;no. 2"NRC Monograph Publishing Program"--T.p. verso."NRC No. 46323"--T.p. verso.0-660-19322-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 INDEXThis 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.NRC Press biography series ;no. 2.InventorsCanadaBiographyScientistsCanadaBiographyIndustrial engineersCanadaBiographyElectronic books.InventorsScientistsIndustrial engineers609/.2Bourgeois-Doyle Richard I924200MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457669503321George J. Klein2074058UNINA