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  2. List of Canadian inventions, innovations, and discoveries

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    Archie (search engine) – the first internet search engine, invented by Alan Emtage at McGill University around 1988. [18] Film colorization – invented by Wilson Markle in 1983. [7] IMAX movie system – co-invented by Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, and Robert Kerr in 1968, following the creation of what is now the IMAX Corporation. [19 ...

  3. History of the battery - Wikipedia

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    This was known as the trough battery. [4] Volta himself invented a variant that consisted of a chain of cups filled with a salt solution, linked together by metallic arcs dipped into the liquid. This was known as the Crown of Cups. These arcs were made of two different metals (e.g., zinc and copper) soldered together.

  4. Timeline of North American automobiles - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... (No civilian vehicles were made this year) 1944 ... Renault Le Car (1983-1985) (Canada only) Shelby Charger ...

  5. Automotive industry in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Among the 17 vehicles assembled in Canada, [needs update] excluding assembly costs, the amount of Canadian parts content in the average vehicle assembled in Canada was $4,105 in 2016 or 17.2% of the overall parts content, according to a study by DesRosiers. [3] The number has fluctuated between 25.6% and as low as 13% in recent years. [3]

  6. Automotive battery - Wikipedia

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    A typical 12 V, 40 Ah lead-acid car battery. An automotive battery, or car battery, is a rechargeable battery that is used to start a motor vehicle. Its main purpose is to provide an electric current to the electric-powered starting motor, which in turn starts the chemically-powered internal combustion engine that actually propels the vehicle.

  7. Vehicle identification number - Wikipedia

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    VIN on a Chinese moped VIN on a 1996 Porsche 993 GT2 VIN visible in the windshield VIN recorded on a Chinese vehicle licence. A vehicle identification number (VIN; also called a chassis number or frame number) is a unique code, including a serial number, used by the automotive industry to identify individual motor vehicles, towed vehicles, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds, as defined by the ...

  8. What is a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)? - AOL

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    Identify a stolen car: A VIN check conducted by the National Insurance Crime Bureau can reveal whether the car has been reported stolen previously. When shopping for a used vehicle, this step is ...

  9. History of the lithium-ion battery - Wikipedia

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    2008: The launch of Tesla Roadster- the first highway legal, serial production, all-electric car to use lithium-ion battery cells, and the first production all-electric car to travel more than 244 miles (393 km) per charge- ushered a new era in the history of Li-ion batteries, which is signified as inflection points in the plots "The log number ...