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    Showcasing Canada's Technological Innovations
    Showcasing Canada's Technological Innovations

    OTTAWA, June 21, 2002 – Last night, the Canada Science and Technology Museum held a preview for its new long-term exhibition, Innovation Canada. Showcasing many of Canada's most important scientific and technological innovations over the past 100 years, Innovation Canada opens to the public on July 1, and will remain on display indefinitely.

    This exciting new exhibition boasts more than 100 artifacts, as well as computer games and learning interactives which will take museum visitors on a voyage of discovery as they learn about great Canadian innovations. From commercial inventions such as the Jolly Jumper®, Pablum®, IMAX® and Muskol®, to such technological wonders as the telephone, the Deep Rover deep sea vehicle, and the world's first electronic keyboard, visitors will be astonished at the breadth of Canada's contributions to science and technology.

    "From goalie masks to fuel cells, and from the Canadarm to IMAX®, this exhibition showcases some of the world's greatest scientific and technological strides of the past 100 years," said Claude Faubert, Director General of the Museum. "All too often, we assume that great inventions were developed anywhere but in Canada. Innovation Canada will give visitors an opportunity to not only discover the many innovations which are of Canadian origin, but also the people who invented them," added Faubert.

    Through interactive displays, visitors will get to know Canadians such as Wilder G. Penfield, who mapped the human brain, and Dr. Tofy Mussivand, who invented the HeartSaver-VAD™. They will learn about George Klein, who not only developed a suturing system for reconnecting arteries, but also a battery-powered wheelchair and the STEM antenna. They will discover the exploits of Elsie MacGill, who was the first female Canadian to receive a degree in electrical engineering. They will also see how ordinary Canadians have been driven to innovate – often to simplify or streamline an ordinary, everyday task.

    According to Dr. Randall Brooks – Curator of Physical Sciences and Space, and one of the eight museum curators who pooled their expertise to develop this ambitious exhibition – Canadians have been far more innovative than most of us realize. As Dr. Brooks said at yesterday's preview, "Exhibitions like this are a treat for curators, since they celebrate Canadian achievement at its finest. Hopefully, an exhibition like this will serve as an inspiration to young innovators, as they explore their own capacity for invention."

    Innovation Canada opens to the public on Monday, July 1. In celebration of Canada Day, admission to the museum will be free. For general information, please visit www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca or call 613-991-3044.

    Members of the media are invited to preview the exhibition with a curator. Please call ahead.

    MEDIA CONTACTS: Leeanne Akehurst (613) 990-6302;
    lakehurst@technomuses.ca

    Karen Mortimer (613) 998-4078;
    kmortimer@technomuses.ca

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