- Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35
…manuscript collector, friend of Bernard Shaw and T.E. Lawrence, literary executor of Thomas Hardy, called him simply "**grandfather of the hovercraft**".) == War Years == During the war years Cockerell worked with an elite team at Marconi to d…
- Telephone — 2023-09-23 15:57:07
…school for five years; from the time he was 10 until he was 14, but he never stopped learning. He read the books in his grandfather's library and studied tutorials. == Narrow Escape == When he was in his early 20's, his two brothers died of tu…
- Radio — 2023-09-23 15:56:24
… **Irish** mother, Annie Jameson was the daughter of Andrew Jameson of Daphne Castle in County Wexford, [[Ireland]] and granddaughter of John Jameson, founder of whiskey distillers **Jameson & Sons**. Between the ages of two and six Marconi was …
- Mousetrap — 2023-08-31 23:02:31
…e="Christie Mousetrap promotion print" width="200" }} == Best Present == Christie gave the rights for the play to her grandson Matthew Prichard as a 9th birthday present, he wanted a pushbike, but he is probably grateful now. The contract term…
- IVF — 2021-08-16 10:02:09
… ago, just before she died, my mum realised that every blood relative she had in the world - me, my sister Natalie, her grandchildren - had all been due to science and IVF. Without the biologists, she would have been alone in the world.” {{im…
- Marmalade — 2021-08-08 18:49:30
…anges// that compares to the marmalade we know today. == Family Ties == One of Janet Keiller's great-great-great-great grandsons is the British television presenter Monty Don.…
- Grand Theft Auto — 2017-05-11 15:45:29
…Grand Theft Auto :: {{Databox caption="Inventor" Image="SamDanHouser.jpg" title="Sam & Dan Houser" Who="Sam Houser" width="30…
…founder (along with his brother Sam) and vice president of creativity for **Rockstar Games**. === Rockstar North === **Grand Theft Auto V **is the Highest 24 hour revenue generating entertainment product, and the Fastest entertainment property …
…after just three days on September 20 2013. It is the fastest selling entertainment product in history. {{Image url="Grand-Theft-Auto.jpg" class="left" title="Grand Theft Auto" width="300" }} >>{{amazonad}}>> Brothers Sam and Dan Houser have …