Resources for scholars
The Research Institute is a centre for learning and research. The following is a sample of the outcomes from the institute’s activity across our main areas of research.
Publications are unilingual, available in either English or French, and are accessible via our Library and Archives.
Agriculture and food
Science in Canadian agriculture: Chemistry and genetics on the farm since World War II (1995)
by Dewalt, Bryan
Agriculture in Western Canada, 1870-1955: A historical assessment (1994)
by D.G. Wetherell and Associates Ltd.
Commercial fishing technology in Canada, 1800-1999 (2003)
by Flemming, David B.
Aviation and space
Air navigation: An historical assessment (2020)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
Pushing back the frontier: A history of bush flying in Canada, 1919-1980 (2008)
by Cronin, Marionne
Canadian space activities, 1989-1999: An historical assessment (2001)
by Douma, Margaret
Agricultural aviation in Canada: A short history (1997)
by Fortier, Rénald
Propellers (1996)
by Fortier, Rénald
The evolution of piston aeroengines (1996)
by Fowler, H. S. (Howard S.)
The evolution of the jet engine (1999)
by Fowler, H. S. (Howard S.)
A brief history of air traffic control in Canada: Historical assessment update (2020)
by Gregory, Erin
The following resources are available in French only.
Le R.100 est venu : le Canada et le programme impérial de transport par dirigeables, 1924-1931 (1998)
by Fortier, Rénald
Communications
Radio communication in Canada: A historical and technological survey (1992)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
Radio communication: An update to the historical assessment (2001)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
Broadcasting in Canada: A historical and technological survey (1990)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
Broadcasting update (2002)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
Building a digital network: Data communications and digital telephony, 1950-1990 (1992)
by Dewalt, Bryan
Data communications and digital telephony: A history of the technology, 1950-1990 (1990)
by Dewalt, Bryan
Electronic music: Collection assessment (2011)
by Dewalt, Bryan
Sound recording in Canada: A historical assessment (1995)
by Dewalt, Bryan
Technology and Canadian printing: A history from lead type to lasers (1995)
by Dewalt, Bryan
Technology and the Canadian printing industry, 1751-1990 (1994)
by Dewalt, Bryan
Telegraphy: An historical and technological survey (1992)
by Dewalt, Bryan
The concealed camera: A brief history of detective, spy and subminiature cameras (1997)
by Dewalt, Bryan
The history of motion pictures in Canada: An historical assessment (1995)
by Dewalt, Bryan
The history of telephony in Canada, 1874-1975 (1989)
by Dewalt, Bryan
Bookbinding in Canada (1994)
by Fleming, Patricia
Computing in Canada: Building a digital future (2009)
by Stachniak, Zbigniew
Computing in Canada: Historical assessment for CSTMC (2007)
by Stachniak, Zbigniew
From electronic to video gaming: Sharing the fun: Video games in Canada, 1950-2015 (2015)
by Trudel, Jean-Louis
New worlds of sound: Electronics and the evolution of music in Canada (2013)
by Wright, Katharine Celeste
A brief history of the Internet, 1958-2002 (2003)
by Wright, Katharine
Historical assessment on electronic music, part 2 (2008)
by Wright, Katharine
Sound recording technologies: Data storage media and playback equipment, 1990-2005: An update to “Sound recording in Canada: An historical assessment (2006)
by Young, Gayle
The following resources are available in French only.
Du daguerréotype à l’image digitale : regards technique et anthropologique sur l’histoire de la photographie au Canada, XIXe-XXe siècles (1998)
by Tremblay, Robert
“Le poids des mots, le choc des photos” : trois essais sur l’histoire récente de la photographie (2009)
by Tremblay, Robert
L’expérience sociale de la téléphonie au Canada, de 1878 à nos jours (2003)
by Tremblay, Robert
L’imprimerie au Canada à l’ère du cyberespace, 1990-2003 (2004)
by Tremblay, Robert
Domestic technology
“To lighten the burden of womenkind”: The mechanization of domestic equipment, 1890-1960: Historical assessment (1994)
by Klingender, Franz M.
“By hammer and hand all arts do stand”: Blacksmithing in Canada before 1950 (2010)
by Tremblay, Robert
The following resources are available in French only.
La maison et ses technologies au Canada, 1960-2015 : profil des consommateurs canadiens, leurs choix et leurs préférences (2019)
by Beauvais, Suzanne J.
La production textile domestique au Québec, 1827-1941 : une approche quantitative et régionale (1997)
by Lamontagne, Sophie-Laurence
Histoire des outils manuels au Canada de 1860 à 1960 : héritage européen, techniques de fabrication et entreprises manufacturières (2001)
by Tremblay, Robert
L’industrie textile au Canada, de 1870 à nos jours : acquis historiographiques et nouvelles orientations de recherche (2007)
by Tremblay, Robert
Outils et matrices: Origines, méthodes de fabrication et entreprises manufacturières au Canada, de 1820 à 1960 (1999)
by Tremblay, Robert
Marine and land transportation
A social and economic history of railways in Canada: An update to the historical assessment “Railway technology in Canada, 1830-1867” (1997)
by Andrea, Christopher for Historica Research Limited
Railway technology in Canada, 1830-1876 (1994)
by Andreae, Christopher
Railway technology in Canada from 1876 to 1980 (1999)
by Andreae, Christopher
Road construction in Canada, 1860-1910 / Historica Research Limited (2001)
by Andrea, Christopher for Historica Research Limited
The motorcycle in Canada (2000)
by Andreae, Christopher
History of navigational aids and instruments in Canada: An historical assessment (1998)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
Setting course: A history of marine navigation in Canada (2006)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
The most benevolent machines: An historical assessment of cycles in Canada (1996)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
The most benevolent machines: A historical assessment of cycles in Canada (1998)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
Diesel locomotive technology and railway labour 1956-1971 (1991)
by Garon, David
An historical assessment on small craft (1997)
by Gillesse, Philip
Motorized snow vehicles in Canada: From 1920 to 2000 (2001)
by Lumley, Don
Marine engineering in Canada: An historical assessment (1997)
by McGee, David
Under water mobility in Canada 1800 to 2007: A historical assessment (2008)
by McGee, David
Canada’s “new main street”: The Trans-Canada Highway as idea and reality, 1912-1956 (2002)
by Monaghan, David W.
The artifact is the trail: Canadian cycling, 1990-2022: A historical assessment (2023)
by Roberts, Cameron
A history of shipbuilding and naval architecture in Canada (1994)
by Wilson, Garth Stewart
Shipbuilding and naval architecture in Canada: An historical assessment (1994)
By Wilson, Garth Stewart
A history of the Canadian automotive industry, 1900 to 1980: Final draft (1998)
by White, Richard
Making cars in Canada: A brief history of the Canadian automotive industry, 1900-1980 (2007)
by White, Richard
The following resources are available in French only.
Étude sur les moteurs de petites embarcations marines au Canada, 1970-2004 (2006)
by Beauvais, Suzanne J.
Les véhicules d’incendie sur commande : nécessité technologique ou construction sociale? (2003)
by Beauvais, Suzanne J.
La culture de l’automobilité au Canada : modes de vie, aménagement des paysages et univers symboliques le long des routes, 1945-2000 (2006)
by Tremblay, Robert
Les véhicules commerciaux au Canada, 1908-2000 (2003)
by Tremblay, Robert
Des précurseurs de la modernité : les fabricants de voitures hippomobiles au Canada, 1870-1930 (2021)
by Tremblay, Robert
Medicine
Medicine and technology in Canada, 1900-1950 (2008)
by Kirk-Montgomery, Allison
Technological developments in Canadian medicine, 1900-1950: An historical assessment (2004)
by McKellar, Shelley
Technological innovations in Canadian medicine, 1950-1980: An historical assessment (2005)
by Kirk-Montgomery, Allison
Natural resources
A history of the petroleum industry in Canada to 1947 (1992)
by Andreae, Christopher
Nuclear energy in Canada: An historical assessment (1999)
by Babaian, Sharon Anne
Wind, sea and sun: A historical assessment of Canadian research and development on alternative energy (2004)
by Board, Suzanne
Environmental impacts of post war mining: Post war Canadian mining industry ; Canada wide mining operations (2010)
by Golder Associates
Water power and the transformation of Canada 1600-1960 : a synthesis of National Museum of Science and Technology Research Reports, 1989-1991 (1992)
by Macdonald, Catherine
Petroleum industry in Canada since 1947 (1992)
by McIntosh, Robert G. (Robert Gordon)
Metal mining in Canada, 1840-1950 (2000)
by Mouat, Jeremy
Coal mining in Canada: A historical and comparative overview (1996)
by Muise, D. A. (Delphin Andrew)
Coal mining in Canada: A historical overview (1995)
by Muise, D. A. (Delphin Andrew)
Land reclamation and Alberta’s bituminous sands: environmental considerations (2010)
by Katz-Rosene, Ryan
Technological and environmental developments in Canada’s petroleum industry since 1990: Historical assessment update (2010)
by Katz-Rosene, Ryan
Broadaxe to flying shear: The mechanization of forest harvesting east of the Rockies (1997)
by Silversides, C. R.
Feds, forests, and fire: A century of federal forestry innovation in Canada (2000)
by Rajala, Richard Allan
Logging British Columbia: A history of technological change in forest harvesting, 1860 to the present (1999)
by Rajala, Richard Allan
Solar energy technology in Canada: A historical assessment (2010)
by Trim, Henry
The Economic benefits of research and development in the Canadian mining and metallurgy sector: Historical assessment (2017)
by Warrian, Peter
Developments in Canadian hydrometallurgy since 1950 (2021)
by Weidenhammer, Erich for Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Library and Archives Canada
The development of metallurgy in Canada since 1900: Historical assessment update (2017)
by Weidenhammer, Erich
The development of metallurgy in Canada since 1900 (2018)
by Weidenhammer, Erich
Megaprojects: hydroelectricity in Canada since the 1960s (2004)
by Wittmann, Claudia
The following resources are available in French only.
Le souterrain de la Guerre Froide au Canada : les immigrants de l’Europe de l’est dans l’industrie minière canadienne (2010)
by Marin, Gabriel
Poussière sur la ville : exploitation des minerais non métalliques au Canada, de 1880 à nos jours (2001)
by Tremblay, Robert
Physical sciences
Mathematics in Canada to 1980: An historical assessment (2009)
by Archibald, Thomas
Metrology: An historical assessment (2002)
by Douma, Margaret
The master tools of industry: Machine tools in Canada, 1809-1960 (2000)
by McNally, Larry
Astronomical instruments: An historical assessment: Pt. 1 (from antiquity to the 20th century) (1994)
by Smith, Julian (Julian Alexander)
Astronomical instruments in Canada, 1945-1990: A historical assessment (1995)
by Smith, Julian (Julian Alexander)
Geodesy and astronomy in Canada, 1995-1985: An historical assessment (1995)
by Smith, Julian (Julian Alexander)
Some aspects of Canadian meteorology: A supplement to “The development of climate observing in Canada (1990)” (1993)
by Thomas, Morley K.
The development of climate observing in Canada (1990)
by Thomas, Morley K.
