- Toilet — 2023-09-08 09:57:11
…s installation went on to produce a revenue of £1000 a year. Jennings was awarded a gold medal for this pioneering and essential work, when by the 1890s he had enriched public thoroughfares all over Britain. His firm's catalogue of 1895 listed …
- Cambridge Cream — 2022-05-20 08:48:45
…ed to burn the sugar topping. == Recipe == Ingredients Serves: 4-6 *600 ml Double cream (1 pint) *1 Teaspoon Vanilla essence *4 Egg yolks *3 Tablespoon Sugar == Method == Put the cream and vanilla essence in a saucepan and bring to the boil…
- Atomic Clock — 2021-08-20 10:45:05
…easurement at observatories throughout the world. {{Image url="AtomicClock.jpg" class="left" title="Jack Parry & Louis Essen with the first Atomic Clock 1955" width="700" }} ::c:: == Atomic Clock == Essen based his clock on caesium because ~…
- Bovril — 2021-08-14 20:09:04
…an" death_date="24/11/1900" death_place="Cannes" }} == Bovril == ~-[[CategoryFood]]:[[1800s]] Bovril, the concentrated essence of beef that is diluted with hot water to make a drink, was invented by John Johnston. {{Image url="BovrilJar.jpg" cl…
- Saline Drip — 2021-08-12 20:46:29
…ved millions from ill health or even death by dehydration. It is deservedly on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. {{Tag ids="Saline drip cholera essential medicines"}} …
- Baking Powder — 2021-08-12 20:27:52
…ind a simple raising agent for making bread and pastries without the need for yeast. This formula for baking powder is essentially the same as is used in modern baking powders today. {{Image url="AlfredBirdPlaque.jpg" class="left" title="Alfred…
- Bearings — 2021-08-08 20:30:19
…s one of mans greatest inventions the bearing is close behind. Vaughans bearings made carriage travel more comfortable lessened the strain on horse power and reduced maintenance. {{Image url="BallBearing.gif" class="left" title="Ball Bearing an…
- Marmalade — 2021-08-08 18:49:30
…r Louisa May Alcott visited Britain in the 1800s, she described "a choice pot of marmalade and a slice of cold ham" as "essentials of English table comfort". == History == The recipe book of Madam Eliza Cholmondeley, dated around **1677** and h…
- Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10
…hoses were strung in through the windows attached to a hollow container where the dirt was collected. The 'suction' was essentially similar to the 'suction' of an air compressor. Little more than surface dirt and dust were removed. == 1903 by R…
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This month 136 years ago the world lost Sir Thomas Stevenson - 16 May 1928.
This month 95 years ago the world lost Frederick Walton - 01 May 1949.
On this day 75 years ago Frederick Kipping - 13 May 1883.
This month 140 years ago the world lost James Young - 05 May 1995.
This month 28 years ago the world lost Alastair Pilkington - 31 May 1831.
This month 192 years ago the world lost Samuel Bentham - 27 May 1914.
This month 109 years ago the world lost Joseph Wilson Swan - 01 May 1769.
On this day 255 years ago Arthur Wellesley, Duke Wellington was born - 27 May 1865.
This month 158 years ago the world lost Charles Waterton - 01 May 1859.
On this day 165 years ago John Walker - Trouser Press. 100 years ago July 8 1924 Peter Corby was born
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This month 106 years ago the world lost John Nevil Maskelyne - 15 May 2010.
This month 13 years ago the world lost John Shepherd Barron - 12 May 2013.
This month 10 years ago the world lost George Gray - 29 May 1829.
This month 194 years ago the world lost Humphry Davy - 29 May 1829.
This month 194 years ago the world lost Humphry Davy - 06 May 1870.
This month 153 years ago the world lost Simpson James Young - 07 May 1925.
This month 98 years ago the world lost William Lever - May 1747 James Lind conducted the first clinical trial to confirm that citrus fruits could cure scurvy.
- 200 years ago in 1824 Portland cement is patented
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