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Airport — 2023-10-11 15:23:36
…mpshire]] became a hub for aircraft production to meet the growing civilian air transportation sector. {{Image url="Saunders-Roe_Princess.jpg" class="left" title="Flying boats became immense like the Saunders Roe Princess" width="100%" }} ::c:…
Split the Atom — 2023-10-10 00:05:57
… of **nuclear physics** was born. It was the first nuclear transmutation of one element (lithium) to another (helium) under full human control. {{toc}} {{Image url="SplitAtom.jpg" class="left" title="Split Atom" width="200" }} == Prototype == …
Internal Combustion Engine — 2023-10-09 23:51:33
…sby and Sons, a large manufacturer of steam engines and agricultural equipment, as the Hornsby Akroyd Patent Oil Engine under licence and were first sold commercially on 8 July **1892**. It was the **first internal combustion engine** to use a p…
Lever Brothers — 2023-10-09 23:43:45
…}} == UniLever 1930 == Lever wanted to expand and in 1930 merged with the Dutch margarine producer Margarine Unie and under the Unilever badge have further expanded to include: ~Lipton (1971) ~Brooke Bond (1984) ~Ben & Jerry's (2000) And many…
Computer — 2023-10-09 23:40:16
…on Babbage's original plans, the London Science Museum constructed a working Difference Engine No. 2 from 1989 to 1991, under Doron Swade, the then Curator of Computing. This was to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Babbage's birth. In 2000, th…
Air Traffic Control — 2023-10-07 10:51:35
…that provide a safety zone for air traffic to operate in. Distances vary but aircraft that are flying along the airways under [[radar]] surveillance are kept five nautical miles apart horizontally or at least 1,000 feet vertically. == Other fam…
Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35
…s ideas were correct. He was not surprised. The modified punt he used had a special pump to blow high pressure air down under and around the rim of the craft. == Military == A strong rubber curtain regained most of the air, hence creating lift.…
…ent Council (NRDC) funded the design and construction of SRN1 - the world's first man-carrying amphibious hovercraft. Saunders Roe, the flying boat firm at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, were given the contract, and the firm, under Cockerell's guid…
English Bible — 2023-09-25 23:57:13
… throughout the Christian world, and translation of the Latin Bible into the vernacular, or local language anyone could understand, was actively discouraged because this eroded control. {{Image url="Tyndale_Monument.jpg" class="left" title="Tyn…
Telegraph — 2023-09-23 15:56:52
…or right to point to letters. This meant anyone could read the message being sent, no need for anyone to be trained in understanding codes, unlike the Morse system. === Morse === On learning of this first electrical telegraph success from the…
Radio — 2023-09-23 15:56:24
…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 brought up by his mother in the E…
LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09
… of research on LCDs into an expanding international activity, with adequate supplies of the materials being available, under licence, from Merck Ltd (then BDH Ltd), due to the foresight of Ben Sturgeon, their Research Director. Many companies …
Bouncing bomb — 2023-09-23 12:03:28
… a dam wall with conventional bombs has very little impact. The weakest point of a dam where the most pressure is deep underwater. ::c:: {{image url="Dambuster.jpg" class="left" title="Lancaster dropping bouncing bomb" width="500" }} == Operat…
Electric Car — 2023-08-27 16:16:21
…e genius == Parker was a very inventive pioneer in the electrical field. He was responsible for electrifying the London Underground and Blackpool electric Tram. {{Image url="ThomasParkerElectricCar.jpg" class="left" title="Thomas Parker in his E…
Police — 2022-05-20 08:52:50
…JPG" width="200" title="Early 'Peelers' " }}>> They became known as ''''Peelers'''' and ''''Bobbies'''' after their founder, and wore a dark blue '''long coat''' and a '''tall hat''' which they could use to stand on to look over walls, a pair …
Cambridge Cream — 2022-05-20 08:48:45
…hest temperature. Sprinkle the remaining sugar over the top of the cream, coating the surface evenly and thickly. Place under the grill as close to the heat as possible and allow the sugar to caramelise to a deep brown. Be careful not to burn it…
YMCA — 2022-05-17 05:19:39
…ams Plaque" width="" }} George Williams was knighted by Queen Victoria in 1894 for his YMCA work. He was buried in 1905 under the floor of St. Paul's Cathedral among other national heroes and statesmen. A large stained glass window in Westmins…
Crufts — 2022-05-03 17:14:00
…nner.jpg" class="left" title="Crufts Winner" width="" }} ::c:: === Charles Cruft 1886 === Crufts was named after its founder, Charles Alfred Cruft, who worked as general manager for a dog biscuit manufacturer. Charles was born in 1852 Bloomsb…
Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51
…dth="280" }} Chaplin's parents were both music hall entertainers. Hannah, the daughter of a shoemaker, had a career under the stage name Lily Harley, while Charles Sr., a butcher's son, was a popular singer. ::c:: Chaplin was a British c…
Four-minute Mile — 2021-08-20 10:55:12
…March 2018" death_place="" }} == Four-minute Mile == ~-[[CategorySport]]:[[1900s]] The first person to run the mile in under four minutes was first achieved on 6 May 1954 by **Roger Bannister** in 3:59.4 that's 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. /* e…
…became known as the the "four-minute barrier". The world record for a mile stood at 4 minutes and 1.3 seconds, set by Gunder Hagg of Sweden in 1945. {{Image url="Bannister_Iffley_Road_Track_Blue_plaque.JPG" class="left" title="Bannister Blue p…
DNA — 2021-08-14 21:04:12
…Dnamodel.gif" class="left" width="300" title="Demonstrating the DNA model" }} Unperturbed, Crick and Watson using some underhanded assistance gained enough information to started building their DNA model on Wednesday, 4th March and finished in …
Modern Olympics — 2021-08-14 20:26:14
…Prize== ---- Brookes sent a sum of £10 which the Greek committee decided to award to the winner of the '**long race**' under the name **Wenlock Prize.** This wasn't to be the last time Brookes would make contact with foreign philanthropists who…
Fingerprints — 2021-08-14 20:06:49
…lished in Calcutta (Kolkata), India, in 1897. The 'Henry Classification System', co-devised by Haque and Bose ( working under their supervisor, Sir Edward Richard Henry), was accepted in England and Wales when the first United Kingdom Fingerprin…
Saline Drip — 2021-08-12 20:46:29
…Edinburgh [[Scotland]]. He correctly ascertained that a salt solution could substitute for blood. His experiments were undertaken on five patients in the Edinburgh Cholera Hospital basing his experiments on the theories of the Irish Dr William …
Hypodermic Syringe — 2021-08-12 20:33:54
…kin in 1853. Charles Gabriel Pravaz of Lyon was making a similar syringe which quickly came into use in many surgeries under the name of 'The Pravaz Syringe'. == Christopher Wren 1656 == Christopher Wren performed the earliest confirmed exper…
Horlicks — 2021-08-12 20:30:08
…ilk drink. They called their product 'Diastoid' and their advertising slogan read: 'Horlick's Infant and Invalids Food' under a US patent in 1883. == Back home == {{Image url="HorlicksAdvert.jpg" class="right" title="Horlicks Advert" width="" }…
Sewing Machine — 2021-08-11 11:41:32
…ing system. The awl pierced the material and a forked rod carried the thread through the hole, where it would be hooked underneath and moved to the next stitching place. The cycle would then be repeated, so locking the stitch. /* By the time of…
Adjustable Spanner — 2021-08-10 08:22:45
…is often referred to as the **'English key'** (Clé anglaise - French.) or simply a //'Clyburn Spanner'//. It was made under license in several countries. The spanner, //from Germanic spannen (tighten)//, in a modern sense is a different tool …
Zoo — 2021-08-09 22:18:40
…ned April 27 **1826**, was initially called "Gardens and Menagerie of the Zoological Society of London." It is managed under the //Zoological Society of London// ZSL established in **1826**. It was founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (6 July…
Light Bulb — 2021-08-09 21:56:27
…patented the first practical electric lamp in 1878. Swan was born in **1828** at Pallion Hall in Bishopwearmouth (now Sunderland) [[Northumberland]], [[England]] and he served an apprenticeship with a pharmacist there. === Let there be Light =…
Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46
…ng his short career, Brunel achieved many engineering "firsts", including assisting in the building of the first tunnel under a navigable river and development of **SS Great Britain** in 1843 in Bristol [[Gloucestershire]], the first propeller-d…
Salicylic acid — 2021-08-08 18:32:13
…ient 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 for the plant group. == Worldwide == Today it is probably the most widely used drug. …
Vaccination — 2021-08-07 23:07:23
…788, following a careful study combining observation, experiment and dissection into a description of the previously misunderstood life of the cuckoo in the nest. == Cuckoo Habits == His description of the newly-hatched '''cuckoo''' pushing its…
Powered Flight — 2021-04-05 22:36:49
…h_date="6 December 1799" Place="Sheffield" death_date="13 December 1883" }} {{toc}} The '''first''' aircraft to fly under its own power was flown by its inventor, '''John Stringfellow''' (1799-1883), in Chard [[Somerset ]] [[England ]] in ''…
… a cylinder with a diameter of ¾ inch and a stroke of 2 inches. Complete with water and fuel, the engine weighed just under 6¾ lbs and drove two large propellers which rotated in opposite directions to give the machine lateral stability. =…
… plane was flown indoors from a wire unmanned at twenty miles per hour in front of the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sunderland. The exhibition gave world-wide exposure to gains in flight and the Tri-wing design influenced by Chanute. {{Im…
Toothbrush — 2021-01-28 15:14:07
…ployed 650 people and the first injection moulding machines were purchased and the first nylon toothbrush was launched (under the Wisdom brand). It stayed in family ownership until 1996 under the name **Wisdom Toothbrushes**. The company now ma…
Float Glass — 2020-12-08 00:24:27
…y floating a piece of glass that has been rolled flat onto a bath of molten tin. The molten glass then flows unhindered under the influence of gravity maintained at a high temperature so the glass is flexible and settles into perfect flat glass.…
Petroleum — 2020-12-03 01:07:44
…="Shale oil refinery circa 1850" width="" }} He took out a patent dated 17 October 1850. Young entered into partnership under the title of **E.W. Binney & Co. at Bathgate** in West Lothian and **E. Meldrum & Co** at Glasgow. The works at Bathgat…
Mensa — 2020-12-03 00:59:15
…Mensa :: {{Databox caption="Founder" Image="LancelotWare.jpg" Who="Lancelot Ware" width="300" birth_date="5 June 1915" birth_place="Mitcham, Surrey" death_…
…ety for very intelligent people, the only qualification for membership being a high **IQ**. ::c:: {{Databox caption="Founder" Image="RolandBerrill.jpg" Who="Roland Berrill" width="300" born="1897" birth_place="Sydney" died="1962" death_place="E…
Pencil — 2020-11-30 16:27:31
…swick after a violent storm that had up rooted several trees. Shepherds checking their livestock found a black material under these trees tangled in the roots. {{Image url="Graphite.jpg" class="left" title="Pure Graphite" width="250" }} Lookin…
Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47
…registered "Ping Pong" as a trade name in 1901 and sold American rights to Parker Brothers, who came out with a new kit under that name. Another Englishman, E. C. Goode, in 1902 covered his wooden ping pong paddle with pebbled rubber, which all…
Underwater Tunnel — 2020-10-11 23:44:16
…2 foot high shaft built on top of a 25-ton iron hoop, at ground level. This structure was then sunk into the soft earth under its own weight! Crowds came everyday to see the shaft disappearing into the ground. The shaft is now next to the Brune…
…k in 1826 the assistant engineer fell ill and was replaced by Brunels son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. {{Tag ids="Tunnel Under Water River Brunel shaft wonder"}} ::c:: == Links == [[http://www.brunel-museum.org.uk/history/rotherhithe-shaft/ | B…
Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner — 2020-08-15 09:18:21
…mpany on his invention and in 1986 start to sell the G-Force. It was only available on the Japanese market and not sold under the Dyson name. James later used the money he earned from the G-Force to start up the UK Dyson company {{Image url="D…
Gravity — 2020-08-06 08:19:13
…f" class="right" }} When he saw the apple fall, Newton began to think about a specific kind of motion—gravity. Newton understood that gravity was the force of attraction between two objects. He also understood that an object with more matter �…
Underground Railway — 2019-10-23 19:35:16
… which was suffering from horse-drawn traffic congestion and pollution that was holding back business. The idea of an underground system was thought up by the London City solicitor, **Charles Pearson**. {{Image url="CharlesPearson.jpg" class=…
…son " width="300" }}He persuaded the City Corporation to put up money and was probably the most important figure in the underground’s creation. Unfortunately he never got to see his dream as he died of dropsy on 14 September 1862, only a few m…
…brainchild came to life. == Huge project == Using Victorian ingenuity and technical engineering expertise an elaborate underground system of rail links were built. The chief engineer was **John Fowler**, the leading railway engineer of the day…
…oon it would be the envy of other capital cities around the world who all wanted their own **Metro**. In 1890 the first underground electric railway opened, the City and South London, which ran from near the Bank of England under the Thames to t…
Angus Cattle — 2019-08-31 10:40:52
…e gathered stock widely and produced cattle of outstanding quality and character. Hugh Watson could be considered the founder of the breed, and was instrumental in selecting the best black, polled animals for his herd. His favorite bull was Old …
Grand Theft Auto — 2017-05-11 15:45:29
…n and Sam Houser 2013 === {{toc}} Dan and Sam Houser , born in [[England]] Dan is video game producer as well the co-founder (along with his brother Sam) and vice president of creativity for **Rockstar Games**. === Rockstar North === **Grand T…
Rounders — 2016-06-23 13:12:37
…Rounders :: [[CategorySport]] === Ireland 1884 === == Rounders == {{redirect page="Sport"}}…
Whisky — 2016-05-26 10:22:03
… mainly monastic production and when King Henry VIII of England dissolved the monasteries in 1541 production was forced underground and overnight. It was this period when whisky received its famous nickname **"moonshine"**. == Then there's Wh…
Cilla Black — 2016-03-03 14:46:01
… Maria Veronica White (1943-2015) born in Liverpool [[Lancashire]], [[England]] was a singer whose career began in 1963 under the **[[Beatles]]** manager **Brian Epstein**. === Liverpool England 1943 === She had hit singles with "Anyone Who Ha…

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