1. Glastonbury Festival — 2023-10-09 23:45:46

   …tonbury Fayre**, as it was then, cost **£1** (one pound) with free milk included was held the day after [[Jimi_Hendrix_Experience| Jimi Hendrix]] died. Headline act was **Tyrannosaurus Rex** (T.Rex) who stepped in for the **Kinks** who failed to s…

2. Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36

   … point was the safety valve, which releases excess pressure. Reliable and safe operation came only with a great deal of experience and codification of construction, operating, and maintenance procedures. @@{{adsense}}@@ …

3. Electronic Computer — 2023-10-07 10:38:05

   …m used for the telephone exchange could be converted to an all-electronic system. == Great minds == This gave him good experience and working the mathematician **Maxwell Newman** they proposed an electronic computer system using **1500** [[Thermioni…

4. LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09

   …D using cyanobiphenyl compounds" width="400" }} George’s defining achievement was to use his deep knowledge and long experience of liquid crystals to eliminate this linkage entirely and to synthesise a number of biphenyl molecules, with a cyano gr…

5. Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51

   …producer Mack Sennett who hired Chaplin for his film studio, Keystone. Charlie's tramp character, probably based on the experiences of his early life, eventually made him the highest paid actor in Hollywood. == Chaplin the Composer == Charlie also w…

6. Vibrator — 2021-08-14 19:48:28

   …to cause "**hysterical paroxysm**" (outburst from the womb) in the patient. It was not widely accepted that women could experience orgasm, that was a male reserve. But this treatment was very demanding on doctors who found themselves suffering from …

7. Antiseptic — 2021-08-12 20:38:14

   …Surgeons at the time took pride in the accumulated blood stains on their unwashed operating gowns as a display of their experience. Lister was aware of the work by the French chemist, Louis Pasteur, showing the existence of micro-organisms. Lister…

8. Hypodermic Syringe — 2021-08-12 20:33:54

   …0s, he tried to find a cure for neuralgia. This is a disease that attacks the nervous system and causes the sufferer to experience intense pain. In May 1844, he developed a drip needle for introducing drugs into a vein. Up to that time, it had not b…

9. Plastic Surgery — 2020-08-06 08:24:01

   …idge, England later he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and worked as a medical minder during the Great War where he experienced pioneering skin grafts on wounded soldiers. {{Image url="PlasticSurgery.jpg" class="left" title="Gillies Plastic Sur…

10. Stonehenge — 2018-01-26 21:52:34

    …The survival of Stonehenge is exceptional and remarkable given it's age. It is a true wonder that we are still able to experience this '**Wonder of the World**'.…

11. Speedfit — 2017-05-11 00:37:50

    …eratures. These fittings have revolutionized tube connection especially for domestic plumbing. Now any novice with DIY experience can make 100% water-tight connections when fitting in a new washing machine or bath etc. …

12. Jimi Hendrix Experience — 2016-06-02 09:48:10

    …Jimi Hendrix Experience :: [[Music]] == Jimi Hendrix Experience == {{Image url="HendrixExperience.jpg" class="right" title="Hendrix Experience" width="250" }} One of the world's most influential rock bands was formed …
    …in [[London ]] 1966. /* event_date="1966" Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed */ Jimi Marshall Hendrix, who was struggling for recognition in the USA, came to [[England ]] at the invit…
    … Redding** and drummer **Mitch Mitchell** of jazz group "Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames". Within months, Jimi Hendrix Experience had earned three UK top ten hits: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary".…

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