by Barry Shell
Barry Shell is Research Communications Manager for Applied Sciences, Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada and a freelance science writer. Shell also created www.science.ca, which includes profiles of Canada’s top scientists, an Ask a Scientist section and other great activities/reference materials. He’s written three books, and freelances on CBC radio, as well as numerous magazines and newspapers including the Globe and Mail and the New York Times.
Here are his picks for the Top Ten Canadian Discoveries.