Canada
Was invented in response to the gas attacks in WWI that still exist in modern form today
During the war, the British military was in search of harder alloys for their guns so they would be less susceptible to distortion from the heat and friction of firing. English metallurgist Harry Brearley discovered that adding chromium to molten iron produced steel that wouldn’t rust.
Stainless steal
Est. in 1917 on the Western Front, Dracula would have loved this place.
First Blood Bank
A piece of clothing that gained popularity during WWI by British Officers.
Trench Coats
Invented in 1916 to to conserve coal by having an extra hour of daylight in the evenings
Daylights saving time
Was invented in 1925 by Arthur Sicard in Quebec that was used to combat winter, are still used in abundance today
Snowblower
Was first used on a major scale by the Germans in 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres
Poison Gas
Innovative and used for reconstruction that has been modernized today.
Plastic Surgery
the “hookless fastener” was perfected by Gideon Sundback during World War I.
Zippers
Launched in 1924 as a disposable makeup and cold-cream remover quickly became a household name
Kleenex
invented by Wallace Rupert Turnbull
Variable Pitch Propeller
Was first used on 15 September 1916 during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Somme offensive on the Western Front. (Think big and metal)
Tanks
First wide-spread recognition of what PTSD is today.
Shell shock
Pre-war; exclusively worn by women, however, officers and aviators found use for them in the heat of battle and in flight when both hands were required
Wristwatches
Came only in Black, created by Henry Ford
Model T