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

Published Ottawa : NRC Press, 2004

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 289 pages) : illustrations Series NRC Press biography series ; no. 2 NRC Press biography series ; no. 2. 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 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 Notes "NRC Monograph Publishing Program"--Title page verso "NRC No. 46323"--Title page verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Issuing Body Issued by: National Research Council Canada Notes Print version record Subject Klein, G. J. (George J.) SUBJECT Klein, G. J. (George J.) fast Subject National Research Council Canada. SUBJECT National Research Council Canada fast Subject Inventors -- Canada -- Biography Scientists -- Canada -- Biography Industrial engineers -- Canada -- Biography Industrial engineers Inventors Scientists Canada Genre/Form Electronic books Biographies Biographies. Biographies. Form Electronic book Author National Research Council Canada. National Research Council Canada. Monograph Publishing Program. ISBN 066019323X 9780660193236 0660193221 9780660193229 1280452196 9781280452192

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