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George J. Klein [[electronic resource] ] : the great inventor / / Richard I. Bourgeois-Doyle



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Autore: Bourgeois-Doyle Richard I Visualizza persona
Titolo: George J. Klein [[electronic resource] ] : the great inventor / / Richard I. Bourgeois-Doyle Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Ottawa, : NRC Press, 2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 p.)
Disciplina: 609/.2
Soggetto topico: Inventors - Canada
Scientists - Canada
Industrial engineers - Canada
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: "NRC Monograph Publishing Program"--T.p. verso.
"NRC No. 46323"--T.p. verso.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: George J. Klein  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-45219-6
9786610452194
0-660-19323-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457669503321
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Serie: NRC Press biography series ; ; no. 2.