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The Canol Project was an oil pipeline project constructed during World War II to ensure a supply of oil for the defense of Alaska and the North American west coast. The project included a section of crude petroleum transport by barge, a refinery, and a 4-inch pipeline.
That changed after World War II, when new technology made it possible to mass-produce new kinds of polyunsaturated vegetable oils from plants rich in omega-6. Canada invented canola, and many ...
Canola Oil – developed from natural rapeseed (a plant from the turnip family) by National Research Council Canada (NRCC) personnel in the 1970s, containing a low-erucic acid content. [ 4 ] Cheezies – a brand of cheese puff snack food made and sold in Canada by W. T. Hawkins Ltd.
Military weapons technology experienced rapid advances during World War II, and over six years there was a disorientating rate of change in combat in everything from aircraft to small arms. Indeed, the war began with most armies using some technology that had changed little from that of World War I , and in some cases, had remained unchanged ...
Nuclear technology: 1940s United States. United Kingdom Canada (Manhattan Project) Nuclear weapons: Nuclear medicine, nuclear power: Jet engine: 1940s Nazi Germany (Hans von Ohain) United Kingdom (Frank Whittle) Jet fighters, jet bombers: Airliners: Digital photography: 1960s United States. Soviet Union
Farmers widely adopted the technology—for example over 80% of maize , soybean (MON-Ø4Ø32-6), cotton, sugar beet and canola planted in the United States are glyphosate-tolerant. Monsanto developed a Roundup Ready genetically modified wheat ( MON 71800 ) but ended development in 2004 due to concerns from wheat exporters about the rejection of ...
Fisher Tank Arsenal opened in 1942 in Michigan, and throughout World War II it was responsible for producing over 12,000 tanks. Specifically, Fisher was responsible for the Sherman and Pershing tanks.
A timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) encompasses the innovative advancements of the United States within a historical context, dating from the Progressive Era to the end of World War II, which have been achieved by inventors who are either native-born or naturalized citizens of the United States.