Inventor

• ‘Angel Wings’ invention aims to make dangerous roadside work areas safe

  Brian Olson's mind is always at work. Olson is a retired inventor, and he can't look at how a product works without asking himself 'why is it like that?'

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2022
  
• Winnipeg-born biomedical engineer joins illustrious group of thinkers in Inventors Hall of Fame

  Former Winnipegger Dr. Jim McEwen joins a list of names including Henry Ford, Walt Disney, and the Wright Brothers.

  Science

  Jan 28, 2020
  
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• Air-board inventor flies halfway across English Channel before crashing

  After being rescued from the Channel’s choppy waters, Zapata smiled and said, “We won’t give up until we succeed.”

  World

  Jul 25, 2019
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• Inventor of basketball’s Canadian hometown enjoys international spotlight amid Raptors’ playoff run

  An unexpected byproduct of the Toronto Raptors’ playoff success has been unprecedented outside interest in basketball’s Canadian backstory.

  Jun 10, 2019
• Want to own a jet suit? Now you can, thanks to this British inventor

  A jet suit created by a British former commodities trader has gone on sale in a London department store with a cool price tag of US $443,428.

  Tech

  Jul 18, 2018
• Not your regular museum tour: A Vernon inventor and his scientific creations

  Garry Garbutt is a Vernon inventor who has opened his workshop up to the public for tours this summer in partnership with the Great Vernon Museum & Archive.

  Science

  Jul 12, 2018
• Japanese inventor creates ‘guard wig’ for Donald Trump

  He invented the DVD and the karaoke machine and now Yoshiro Nakamatsu is adding another to his list of the thousands of patents he holds.

  World

  Mar 2, 2016