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  1. Carbonated water — 2023-10-09 23:52:55
    …e**. After further experimentation, Schweppe was able to simplify carbonation through the application of two common compounds – sodium bicarbonate and tartaric acid. == Back to Blighty == After his initial success in Switzerland, Schweppe m…
  2. Glastonbury Festival — 2023-10-09 23:45:46
    …0** each summer for a celebration of music, art, and culture. **Glastonbury 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 **Ty…
  3. Aluminium — 2023-10-04 16:04:17
    …Davy replacing //alumium//. Davy was a pioneer in the field of electrolysis using the voltaic pile to split common compounds. Using this technique he isolated **sodium** and **potassium** in 1807, **magnesium** , **barium** and **calcium** i…
  4. LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09
    …se cyanobiphenyl compounds had a low viscosity, proved extremely stable (as George had predicted) and, formulated as eutectic mixtures, they coul…
  5. Electric Motor — 2023-09-23 15:52:02
    …mbe, Surrey, and in the following year he exhibited his **first electromagnet**. He displayed its power by lifting nine pounds with a seven-ounce piece of iron wrapped with wire through which a current from a single battery was sent. == Motor =…
  6. Cheesecake — 2022-05-20 12:28:32
    … it vp with eurose, & messe it forth.” ::c:: == Elderflower Cheesecake == Modern recipe roughly translates as: - 1 pound fresh cheese - 2 Tablespoons elderberry flowers, or 1 tbsp elderberry cordial - 6 egg whites - 2 Tbsp. rosewater …
  7. Horlicks — 2021-08-12 20:30:08
    …uilding was operational in 1908. The entire project cost £28,800 and by 1969, the extended factory produced 30 million pounds of powder a year. In 1945 British Horlicks company bought the American Horlicks out. == Worldwide == In 1935 a fact…
  8. Plywood — 2021-08-08 18:44:16
    …ulleys all made by hand. His block making machines developed with Marc Isambard Brunel saved the Admiralty thousands of pounds. Some of these machines were still in regular use into the 1940's.…
  9. Salicylic acid — 2021-08-08 18:32:13
    …"EdwardStonePlaque.jpg" class="left" title="Edward Stone Plaque" width="" }} He experimented by gathering and drying a pound of willow bark and creating a powder. Stone gave powdered willow bark over several years to about 50 people complaining…
    …s and intermitting disorders’.// Stone had discovered salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin. In 1853 a compound of acetyl chloride and sodium salicylate was developed and later marketed by Bayer under the name Aspirin from Spiraea …
  10. Banoffi Pie — 2020-12-01 00:13:56
    …th="160" }} ==Banoffi Pie Recipe == 12 ounces uncooked shortcrust pastry 1.5 tins condensed milk (13.5 ounces each) 1.5 pounds firm bananas 375ml of double cream Half a teaspoon powdered instant coffee 1 dessertspoon caster sugar A little freshl…
  11. Silicone — 2020-09-22 23:25:26
    …an English chemist who was born near Manchester, [[Lancashire]], [[England]]. he pioneered the study of the organic compounds of silicon and invented the term silicone. <<{{amazon type="book" items="B00B65Q1HY" }}<< He published 54 papers on th…
    …t up Dow-Corning Corporation to manufacture silicone polymers in 1943. == Many uses == Silicones are largely inert compounds with a wide variety of uses. It is nonstick and rubberlike. Frequently used in cookware, medical applications, sealan…
  12. Potato Crisp — 2020-08-06 08:17:45
    …e url="PotatoCrisps.jpg" class="right" title="Potato Crisps" width="300" }} ::c:: == From a simple recipe to a Billion Pound Industry == Today Walkers factory in Leicestershire is the largest in the world. It produces 11m packs of crisps every…
  13. Viagra — 2017-06-01 14:56:53
    …r David Brown** and **Dr Nicholas Terrett** (also Pfizer employees at [[Kent]] [[England]]) discovered that chemical compounds belonging to the pyrazolopyrimidinone class were useful in treating heart problems such as angina. Nicholas Terrett wa…
    …at impotence. Between 1999 and 2001 sales annual sales of Viagra were more than **one billion dollars** (~£670,000,000 pounds). **Peter Dunn** and **Albert Wood** both of Kent, England are named as the inventors of the process by which Viagra …
  14. Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25
    …mprovements in Toy or Educational Devices for Children and Young People**", but not without first having to borrow five pounds from his employer, David Elliot, to cover the costs. His employer saw potential in what Hornby was doing and offered …
    …, and in 1910 the famous "MECCANO" logo was commissioned. Meccano Ltd's turnover for the 1910 financial year was 12,000 pounds. == Rags to Riches == By the 1930s, Hornby had become a millionaire. He owned a mansion and was chauffeured to Binns…
  15. Pound Sterling — 2016-05-31 15:19:41
    …} Its name derives from the Latin word //Libra// for weight or balance, via the construction //Libra Pondo//, meaning a pound weight. The **'£'** symbol, is an ornate letter **'L'**, and the abbreviation for the unit of mass, lb (pound) because…
    … its value originally equated to the price of a pound of **silver** not gold. {{Image url="CoinShield.gif" class="right" title="Coin Shield" width="300" }} The reverse of …

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