1. PIN — 2023-09-23 15:56:10

   …king a cash withdraw at a Chubb ATM" width="320" }} The Martins Bank Auto Cashier was the first cash dispenser to use a plastic card in conjunction with a PIN. The competitor, the BARCLAYCASH machine, was designed by De La Rue.…

2. ATM — 2023-09-23 12:02:41

   …ence of the American Banking Association, but received a lukewarm response and only one sale. ::c:: == The Process == Plastic bank cards with magnetic strips had still to be invented, Shepherd-Barron's early machines used special cheques called …

3. Plastic — 2022-09-01 08:57:23

   … at Hackney Wick in London. == Wildlife Conservation == Parkesine played an important roll in conservation. Parkes new plastic set into a hard horny material that he used to mimic ivory and tortoiseshell. No longer did animals need to be killed f…
   …or this industry, protecting wildlife. ::c:: == World without Plastic == {{Image url="Plastic-box.jpg" class="right" width="200" }} Today plastic is everywhere we look. Every house is full of items made from some …
   …form of plastic. Celluloid film was the basis of the movie industry. Some of the thousands of items made from plastic: Toothbrushes, buckets, bowls, pens, plates, cutlery, bottles, boxes, bags, toys, pipes, tables, chairs, footballs, CDs…
   …" }}<< In the quest for a material that is highly durable this invention has grown into a modern environmental monster. Plastics can take decades to decompose and modern industry has replaced many recyclable materials with plastic. This is especia…

4. Celluloid — 2020-11-30 22:25:26

   … :: === Alexander Parkes 1856 === [[CategoryScience]]:[[CategoryIndustry]]:[[1800s]] == Celluloid == {{redirect page="Plastic"}}…

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

   …Plastic Surgery :: {{Databox caption="Pioneer" Image="HaroldGillies.jpg" Who="Harold Gillies" width="360" birth_date="17/7/1882…
   …th_place="London" }} === Harold Gillies - 1917 === ~-[[Medical]]::[[1900s]] Gillies developed the techniques of modern plastic surgery. A New Zealander who studied medicine in Cambridge, England later he joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and w…
   …s 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 Surgery" width="" }}::cl:: He returned from the battle fields to estab…

6. Speedfit — 2017-05-11 00:37:50

   …"speedfit-tee.jpg" class="left" title="speedfit tee" width="" }} Guest manufacture push-in pipe fittings for copper and plastic plumbing systems. Having started with air compressor fittings these useful quick connect/disconnect fittings are used …

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