Unit 4 Flashcards Part 2

Read the words on the card. Think about what they mean or refer to. When you want to check your answer, click on the card to see the other side. All terms and dates will appear every time you load this page, but the order of the cards will change every time. The information on these flashcards will help you remember the information from the Learn section of this website. By itself, the information on the cards is not enough to prepare you for the real test.

• Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie
  Co-owners of Research In Motion, the company that invented the Blackberry.
• Terry Fox
  Terry Fox began a "Marathon of Hope". He tried to run across Canada. He did not finish his run because he died of cancer.
• Basketball
  Basketball was invented by James Naismith in1891.
• Joseph-Armand Bombardier
  Inventor of the snowmobile.
• Sir Sanford Fleming
  Invented the worldwide system of standard time zones.
• Wayne Gretzky
  He is one of the greatest hockey players of all time. He played for the Edmonton Oilers from 1979 to 1988.
• Reginald Fessenden
  Fessenden sent the first wireless radio voice message in the world.
• Dr. John A. Hopps
  Hopps invented the first cardiac pacemaker, which is used to help people with heart problems.
• Rick Hansen
  In 1985, Rick Hansen circled the globe in his wheelchair to raise money for spinal cord research.
• Alexander Graham Bell
  Inventor of the telephone.
• Dr. Wilder Penfield
  Dr. Penfield was a pioneering brain surgeon. He was know as, "the greatest living Canadian."
• Matthew Evans and Henry Woodward
  Invented the first electric light bulb. They sold the patent to Thomas Edison, who was very successful at selling light bulbs.
• SPAR Aerospace / National Research Council
  Invented the Canadarm, a robotic arm that is used the exploration of outer space.
• Terry Fox Run
  Every year around the world, people take part in the Terry Fox Run to raise money for cancer research.