Ingenious by Tom Jenkins - ISBN: 9780771050916
Hardcover

Ingenious

How Canadian Innovators Made the World a Smaller, Smarter, Kinder, Safer Healthier, Wealthier & Happier

  • Hardcover

    248 pages

  • Release Date

    15 March 2017

Summary

To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, His Excellency David Johnston and Tom Jenkins have crafted a richly illustrated volume of brilliant Canadian innovations whose widespread adoption has made the world a better place. From Bovril to Blackberrys, lightbulbs to liquid helium, peanut butter to Pablum, this is a surprising and incredibly varied collection to make Canadians proud, and to our unique entrepreneurial spirit.To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, Governor General David Johnston and T…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780771050916
ISBN-10:0771050917
Author:Tom Jenkins
Publisher:McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Imprint:McClelland & Stewart Inc.
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:248
Release Date:15 March 2017
Weight:567g
Dimensions:264mm x 212mm
About The Author

Tom Jenkins

One of Canada’s most respected and beloved governors general, DAVID JOHNSTON is a graduate of Harvard, Cambridge, and Queen’s universities. He served as dean of law at Western University, principal of McGill University, and president of the University of Waterloo. He is the author or co-author of more than thirty books, holds honorary doctorates from over thirty universities, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. Born in Sudbury, Ontario, he is married to Sharon Johnston, and has five daughters and twelve grandchildren.TOM JENKINS is chairman of the board of OpenText and has served as a member of its board since 1994, as president and chief executive officer from 1994 to 2005, and as executive chairman and chief strategy officer from 2005 to 2013. He is the chancellor of the University of Waterloo and is an Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) for his contributions to education and innovation in Canada. He is a graduate of the Schulich School of Business at York University, the University of Toronto, and McMaster University. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE). Mr. Jenkins is a recipient of the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (QDJM). The author lives in Waterloo, ON; Ottawa, ON.

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