George J. Klein : The Great Inventor.
Material type: TextPublisher: Ottawa : NRC Research Press, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (308 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780660193236Subject(s): Industrial engineers -- Canada -- Biography | Inventors -- Canada -- Biography | Klein, G. J. -- (George J.) | National Research Council Canada | Scientists -- Canada -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: George J. Klein : The Great InventorDDC classification: 609/.2 LOC classification: T 40 K53B68 2004ebOnline resources: Click to ViewIntro -- 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.
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.
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