1. Joseph-Armand Bombardier built his first snow vehicle at the age of 15.
10 Facts About Joseph-Armand Bombardier
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier acquired experience by reading, taking notes and repairing what he found until he opened his own garage at age 19, where he would repair cars and sell gasoline in the summertime.
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier brought to market a C18 which served the public as a school bus.
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier offered his expertise to the Canadian government and started producing specialized military vehicles for the Allies.
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier produced specialized vehicles for logging and mining operations, which they called the Muskeg.
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier went on to build smaller snowmobiles during the 1950s and developed a new market for recreational products for one or two people.
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In 1959 he launched the Ski-Doo, which was originally planned to be called Ski-Dog but a printing accident spelt it as Ski-Doo and Joseph-Armand Bombardier considered that typo a fortuitous development for a new trademark for his company.
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier died in 1964 of cancer but the snowmobile idea was a success.
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In 2000, Joseph-Armand Bombardier was honoured by the government of Canada with his image on a postage stamp.
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Joseph-Armand Bombardier is a member of the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame.