Canadian Made

Did you know that the Wonderbra is a Canadian invention? How about the gas mask? Standard time? The instant replay? Computer animation? How about electronic music? Or that famous "American" Superman? Canadian Made is a series about Canada's tradition of invention, innovation and discovery - astonishing in its range and genius, yet unheralded at home and abroad.

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Created By	Kevin McMahon
Status	Ended
Original Name	Canadian Made
First Air Date	June 1, 2012
Last Air Date	July 13, 2012
Seasons	1
Episodes	14
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	Canada
Production Companies	History Canada
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S01E14

Medical Breakthroughs

Just as we seem to be congenital peacemakers, so too are Canadians a nation of healers. In this episode we look at the remarkable Canadian stories behind the invention that keeps arrhythmic hearts ticking, the rebirth of a forgotten language that allows the mute to speak and the discovery of the basic building block of complex life forms - which promises to give medicine truly staggering powers.

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