essays by leading Canadian researchers Downey, James. Claxton, Lois. text Toronto, Ontario Key Porter Books c2002 monographic 255 pages : Illustrations ; Up Everst with a Scalpel / W. Douglas Boyd -- Engineering: Applied Ingenuity / Martha Salcudean -- Canada's Families: Why History Matters / Eric W. Sager -- Moving Maps and Geographic Informations Systems onto the Internet / David J. Coleman -- Biotechnology, Public Policy, and the Unknown / Bartha Maria Knoppers -- A New Method for Cleaning Groundwater / Robert Gillman -- The Challenges of Constructing Social Indicators / Paul Bernard -- Putting Supercomputers on Ice / Wagdi G. Habashi -- Culture on the Move: Rethinking Literature and Its History / Linda Hutcheon -- The Promise of Quatum Computing / MIchele Mosca -- Exploring the Universe in Space and Time / Simon J. Lilly -- Does Your Mouse Need a CAT Scan? Medical Imaging of Mice / R. Mark Henkelman -- From Fishing to Farming: The Domestication of New Species for Aquaculture / Joseph A. Brown -- Social Proprioceptors -- Understanding the Health of Canadians / Michael C. Wolfson -- Life as a Stable Isotopist: Romancing the Stones and More / Fred J. Longstaffe -- High-Temperature Superconductivity / Catherine Kallin -- The Ovum's Secret / Marc-Andre Sirard -- Changing the World: The Subversive Appeal of Sustainability Research / John B. Robinson -- Native-Newcomer Historical Inquiry / J.R. (Jim) Miller -- The New Millennium Model for Health Care and Research / Robyn Tamblyn -- Preventive Approaches for the Engineering and Management of Technology: Bridging the Gap Between Intellectual Cultures / William H. Vanderburg -- Imaging the Troubled Mind / Sylvain Houle -- Molecular Devices: The Next technological Revolution / Robert A. Wolkow -- The Combined Effects of Climate Warming and Other Human Activities on Canadian Fresh Waters / David Schindler -- Genomics: A Question of Scale / Thomas J. Hudson. Includes index. Technological innovations - Canada Research - Canada T 173.8 INN 1552635007 9781552635001