Science, Technology, & Total War
A look at Canada's contribution to wartime innovation, including the BCATP and research into radar and atomic energy.
Key Questions
- 1How did Canada become "the aerodrome of democracy"?
- 2What was the significance of Camp X in Ontario?
- 3How did wartime research lead to post-war technological booms?
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