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Computer — 2023-10-09 23:40:16
…hine which could perform mathematical calculations. A six-wheeled model was initially constructed and demonstrated to a number of audiences. He then developed plans for a bigger, better, machine - Difference Engine 2. He also worked on another in…
…any arithmetical calculation using punched cards that would deliver the instructions, as well as a memory unit to store numbers and many other fundamental components of today's computers. == Finally Built == Based on Babbage's original plans, th…
Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36
… public experiment at his own expense by installing fifty Catseyes on a dangerous stretch of road outside Bradford. The number of accidents on the road fell sharply and local drivers attributed this to the visibility provided by Shaw’s road mar…
…. {{Image url="Roadcateye.jpg" title="Cats eye" class="left" width="220" }} == A Winner == Concerned about the growing number of night-time road accidents, the **Department for Transport** staged a competition in 1937 to find a robust road refle…
Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36
…onal steam engine. '''Sir Samuel Morland''' also developed ideas for a steam engine during the same period and built a number of steam-engine pumps for King Louis XIV of France in the 1680s. ::c:: == Back in Britain == Early industrial steam en…
Stereo — 2023-09-23 15:56:38
…Sound-reproducing Systems".// The application was dated 14 December 1931, and was accepted on 14 June 1933 as UK patent number 394,325. He called his technique ''Binaural Sound.'' ::c:: His concepts included: - The use of a coincident pair of v…
PIN — 2023-09-23 15:56:10
…PIN :: == Personal Identification Number == ~-[[Technology]] {{Databox Image="JamesGoodfellow.jpg" title="James Goodfellow" width="350" Born="1937" Birth_plac…
…e="Paisley [[Scotland ]]" death_date="now" }} The Personal Identification Number was invented by Goodfellow in 1966 to secure cash ATM machines. Referred to as the 'Chip & PIN' system. === James Good…
…ion. It is also covered by US Patent No.3,905,461. == Automated Teller Machine == The PIN, or Personal Identification Number is a short code entered by the cardholder into a cash dispenser that, if found to correspond with the specific encrypti…
LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09
…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 group at one end, two directly coupled benzene rings in the middle and an alkyl cha…
ATM — 2023-09-23 12:02:41
…mpregnated carbon-14. Customers placed the cheque into a drawer, the machine detected and matched the cheque against a number code entered before paying out a maximum of £10. == Recognition == Shepherd-Barron's machine trail-blazed the indust…
Police — 2022-05-20 08:52:50
… constables. They oversaw. 68 unpaid citizen police officers or watchmen who wore long brown coats with their personal numbers painted on their backs. Each carried a lantern and long stave. == The world's first modern police force 1829 == Rob…
Cheddar cheese — 2022-05-03 17:03:04
…[[Somerset]], [[England]]. The cheese was traditionally made in** Cheddar Gorge** on the edge of the village. It has a number of caves, which provide the ideal humidity and temperature for maturing the cheese. === Cheddar Gorge ~1170 === Chedd…
Titanic — 2021-08-20 11:12:19
…s Height|| 175 feet || ||Titanic's Weight ||46,000 tons || ||Titanic's Crew ||860 || ||Titanic's Passengers||2,500 || ||Number Of Propellers|| 3 || ||Outer propellers diameter ||23.5 feet|| ||Centre propeller diameter ||16.5 feet|| || Cost to bui…
Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51
…was popularised by Jimmy Young as "Eternally" (1952). "**This Is My Song**", performed by Petula Clark (1967), reached number one on the UK charts. Chaplin also received his only Oscar for his composition work, as the** Limelight theme** won an…
Vitamins — 2021-08-16 09:52:16
…th="" }} **James Lind** (1716 in Edinburgh – 1794 in Gosport) was the pioneer of naval hygiene in the Royal Navy. The number of sailors that died from mal-nutrition was a serious problem. While at sea in May 1747 he conducted what is regarded a…
DNA — 2021-08-14 21:04:12
…ng their DNA model on Wednesday, 4th March and finished in the evening of '''Saturday, 7th March, 1953''' in their room number 103 of the Austin Wing at the '''Cavendish Laboratories, Cambridge''', [[Cambridgeshire]] . In '''1962''' Watson, Crick…
Scouts — 2021-08-14 20:35:19
…coin" }} There are now '''**155 countries**''' with internationally recognised National Scout Organizations. The scouts number more than ''**'28 million**''', with over 5 million in the **USA** alone, truly amazing. == Top Seller == The book '…
Saline Drip — 2021-08-12 20:46:29
… of the Irish Dr William Brooke O'Shaughnessy. The cholera epidemic, which led to severe dehydration, was killing huge numbers of people. After administering the saline rectally had not improved the patients, on 23 May 1832 he wrote to the Cent…
Dinosaur — 2021-08-12 20:42:55
…ame until 1842. == Dinosaur is born == As a young man Owen recognised the fossils found at the Jurassic coast shared a number of distinctive features. He said they were **terrible lizards**. A diverse family of awesome animals that deserved thei…
Blood transfusion — 2021-08-10 08:28:02
… 1830, Blundell performed 10 transfusions, five of which were beneficial, and published his results. He also invented a number of instruments for the transfusion of blood. {{Image url="Blood-Transfusion.jpg" class="left" title="Blood Transfusion…
Shire Horse — 2021-08-09 21:35:31
…a Zouch** [[Leicestershire]] between **1755 & 1770**. He was black and appears in the first 'Shire Stud Book' and large numbers of horses are descended from him. {{Image url="ShireBeer.jpg" class="right" title="Shire Horse & cart delivering Beer…
…ndustry go round. They worked in fields, in towns, on docks and quays, on canal towpaths, for mills and railways. Their numbers ran into millions. …
Pub — 2021-08-09 21:19:14
…there were over thirteen thousand Inns and Taverns around the country for a population of just **five million**. As the number grew so did the number of breweries and by **1800** there were **twenty four thousand**. == Pub names == {{Image url=…
Vaccination — 2021-08-07 23:07:23
…nd now spent much of his time researching and advising on developments in his vaccine. Jenner carried out research in a number of other areas of medicine and was also keen on fossil collecting and horticulture. He died on 26 January 1823. == Inf…
Petroleum — 2020-12-03 01:07:44
…that it might be produced artificially. After many experiments Young found that by slow distillation he could obtain a number of useful liquids from it, one of which he named paraffin. == First Oil Refinery == {{Image url="ShaleRefinery1850.jpg…
Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52
…e in his spare time. He gained a reputation for managing the primitive steam engines employed in mines, and worked in a number of different coalmines in the northeast of England and in Scotland. In 1814 Stephenson constructed his first locomotiv…
Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47
…tary Academy of Woolwich in England. For many years the game was known as 'Snookers Pool' and was played with a smaller number of balls and to very different scoring rules than the game we know today. It wasn't until the Early 1900's that the ga…
Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10
…lace, an imposing ashlar faced terrace, between Theresa Street and Alma Place. The terrace which dates from 1836 is now numbered 73-91 Bristol Road (Linden Tree pub row of houses) and is on the eastern side of the road. It was the home of some of…
Life Boat — 2020-08-17 09:00:19
… include in it, the principles of his patent. The new boat was duly dispatched to Sharpe, in Bamburgh, and served for a number of years as the **first known purpose built Lifeboat**. == Gravestone == Lukin died in 1834 in Hythe, Kent. The follow…
Jet Engine — 2020-08-15 08:35:25
…in Gloucester" }} When war broke out a contract for full-scale development was immediately sent to Power Jets, later a number of tenders to various companies were asked to set up production lines for up to 3,000 engines a month in 1942, all of a…
Angus Cattle — 2019-08-31 10:40:52
…his herd. His favorite bull was Old Jock, who was born 1842 and sired by Grey-Breasted Jock. **Old Jock** was given the number "1" in the Scotch Herd. == Global Demand == World-wide, the Aberdeen Angus breed numbers many millions. In America, Ca…
Emergency Telephone Number — 2017-07-06 10:16:06
…dial up phone with emergency number 999 on the label" width="300" }} The 999 call system was introduced after a two year inquiry, following the deaths of f…
…commended method from 1927. The **General Post Office** (GPO), which ran the telephone network, proposed a three digit number. Initially, each 999 call triggered flashing red lights and hooters to alert exchange operators to give priority to th…
…e emergency call. == Instant success == During the first week there were 1,336 calls made to **999**. That number has grown to around 560,000 calls a week and more than 30 million calls a year, call handlers still manage to answer 97…
…="left" title="Dialling 999" width="" }} Because the phones of the day had a dial interface, it was decided to make the numbers difficult to dial accidentally by making them involve long sequences, but also easy find by the **blind**, in the **da…
Billiards — 2016-06-23 11:09:55
…Association**, was formed in the UK in 1885. Later to become the **Billiards and Snooker Control Council** There are a number of pocket billiard games directly descended from English billiards:** - Snooker - Pool (pocket billiards) - Nine-Bal…
Mary Poppins — 2016-05-05 17:16:51
…the character. == Plot == The books centre on a magical English nanny, Mary Poppins. She is blown by the East wind to Number 17 Cherry Tree Lane, London, and into the Banks's household to care for their children. {{image url="mary_poppins.jpg" …
Cilla Black — 2016-03-03 14:46:01
…== Liverpool England 1943 === She had hit singles with "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "You're My World" that both reached number one in the UK in 1964. == Media Link == <<{{amazonad}}<< In 2014 a three-part television drama series, **Cilla**, foc…

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