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  1. Joseph-Armand Bombardier (French pronunciation: [ʒɔzɛf aʁmɑ̃ bɔ̃baʁdje]; April 16, 1907 – February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman who was the founder of Bombardier. His most famous invention was a snowmobile.

  2. Jan 23, 2008 · Joseph-Armand Bombardier built one of Canada’s most storied companies and created one of its most famous brands. His success flowed from his ability not only to respond to changing transportation needs, but to create them — an inventiveness that gave rise to Bombardier Inc.’s record of innovation.

  3. Joseph-Armand Bombardier would only see the earliest signs of the phenomenal popularity of his snowmobile. His death on February 18, 1964 at the age of 56 ends a full and happy life. With his departure, the world loses an ingenious inventor and exceptional entrepreneur.

  4. Inducted in 2024. Born April 16, 1907 - Died Feb. 18, 1964. Joseph-Armand Bombardier invented the Ski-Doo ® snowmobile in 1959. It was the first mass-produced snow machine, and it launched snowmobiling as a sport and recreational activity. Bombardier was born in 1907 and grew up in Valcourt, Quebec, Canada.

  5. Learn more about the legacy of Joseph-Armand Bombardier and his flagship themes. Travel through time as you visit the Museum’s impressive collection of artifacts and archived documents!

  6. Joseph-Armand Bombardier began experimenting with snowmobile prototypes as early as 1922. He started out on open propeller-driven sleighs, before moving on to cars that he modified with...

  7. Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907-1964) and the Ski-Doo. Author: Musée J.-Armand Bombardier. One of the greatest inventors and industrialists of the Eastern Townships, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, was born in Valcourt in 1907 to Anna Gravel and Alfred Bombardier, a farmer turned general merchant.

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