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It’s a little known fact that a Newfoundland doctor in the First World War helped invent the gas mask. The CBC's Elizabeth Whitten dives into the CBC archive to bring us the story of Dr. Cluny Macpherson... and how he created the hypo helmet. (Guest host Todd O'Brien with Elizabeth Whitten)
By CBCIt’s a little known fact that a Newfoundland doctor in the First World War helped invent the gas mask. The CBC's Elizabeth Whitten dives into the CBC archive to bring us the story of Dr. Cluny Macpherson... and how he created the hypo helmet. (Guest host Todd O'Brien with Elizabeth Whitten)

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