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Internal Combustion Engine — 2023-10-09 23:51:33
…igned the first two-stroke engine with in-cylinder compression patented in England in 1881. ~i)1884: British engineer Edward Butler constructed the first petrol internal combustion engine. Butler invented the spark plug, ignition magneto, coil …
Phototherapy — 2023-10-09 23:41:51
…The nurse suggested it had been caused by the sun, but her suggestion was not taken very seriously. {{Image url="SisterWard.png" class="left" title="Sister Ward" width="300" }} A short while after this incident a tube of blood from an infant w…
…s now used in almost every hospital in the world, resulting from a simple observation by Cremer in 1956 aided by Sister Ward. It is widely acknowledged as one of the major 20th century advances in paediatrics. …
Cinematography — 2023-10-09 23:41:17
…meras as evidence! // Once again the US courts eventually found in favour of Edison. He has since been posthumously rewarded his **rightful **status as the ‘**Father of Cinematography**’. == The Earliest Movie == ""<video controls id="vi…
Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36
…"100" class="left" title="Modern Cat eye" }} Such a success was the invention of the "cat's eye" that in 1965 he was rewarded with an '''**OBE**''' for services to exports. Eventually, their use spread all over the world. == Life Saver == Sha…
Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36
…y AD, but used only as a toy. ::c:: == Back in Britain == {{Image url="Somerset.jpg" class="left" width="150" title="Edward Somerset" }} In 1663, '''Edward Somerset''', 2nd Marquess of Worcester published designs for, and may have installed, a…
…er with increased pressure came much danger as engines and boilers were now likely to fail mechanically by a violent outwards explosion, and there were many early disasters. The most important refinement to the high pressure engine at this poin…
Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51
…== Increasing the Range == Only two weeks later Wilkins left the Radio Research Station with a small party, including Edward George Bowen (born Swansea, [[Wales]]) to start further research at Orfordness. On** April 2, 1935** Watson-Watt was gr…
… thinking about. His contributions to the war effort were so overwhelming that he was knighted in 1942. In 1952 he was awarded **£50,000** by the British government for his contributions in the development of radar. He spent much of the post-w…
Pedestrian Crossing — 2023-10-07 11:08:59
…g.png" class="left" title="Abbey Road Zebra Crossing" width="400" }}The idea of painting broad white stripes was put forward by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory and eventually approved. MP James Callaghan commented that the design re…
WorldWideWeb — 2023-09-23 15:57:32
…to shrink the globe in communications. Yet Tim did not patent his idea he made it available to all. In 2007 the Queen awarded Berners-Lee with one of Britain's highest honours - the '''Order of Merit'''. == Links == <<[[https://home.cern/topi…
Vacuum Tube — 2023-09-23 15:57:19
…ube brought the dawn of the age of **electronics**. Its invention enabled the wireless technology of the day to move forward. The valve was pivotal in laying the foundations of what we call electronics technology today. This invention made po…
Lithium-ion Battery — 2023-09-23 15:53:22
…iscovered the intercalation electrodes and invented the first rechargeable lithium-ion battery, patented in 1977. == Awards == He is known as the Founding Father of lithium-ion batteries. Whittingham, along with John B. Goodenough and Akira …
…Yoshino, was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. {{Image url="LithiumEvBattery.jpg" class="left-right" title="Lithium Ev Battery" w…
LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09
…panese** corporations. {{Image url="Early_seiko_watch.jpg" class="left" title="Early seiko watch" width="200" }} == Awards == Gray was the recipient of the 1995 Kyoto Prize for Advanced Technology, often referred to as the Japanese Nobel Pri…
Electric Generator — 2023-09-23 12:04:37
…A) created a magnetic field through the disk (D). When the disk was turned this induced an electric current radially outward from the centre toward the rim. The current flowed out through the sliding spring contact (m), to the external circuit,…
Toilet — 2023-09-08 09:57:11
…ndants one penny to use the 'Wash-rooms'. His installation went on to produce a revenue of £1000 a year. Jennings was awarded a gold medal for this pioneering and essential work, when by the 1890s he had enriched public thoroughfares all over …
Plastic — 2022-09-01 08:57:23
…duced his new material to great public interest at the '''1862''' **Great International Exhibition** in London and was awarded a prize medal. He established The **Parkesine Company** at Hackney Wick in London. == Wildlife Conservation == Parke…
Lava Lamp — 2022-08-29 08:39:00
…Lava Lamp :: {{Databox caption="Inventor" Image="EdwardCravenWalker.jpg" Who="Edward Craven Walker" width="400" birth_date="4/7/1918" birth_place="Singapore" death_date="15/8/2000" death_place="Ringwood" …
…}} === Edward Craven-Walker 1963 === ~-[[Entertainment]]::[[Arts]]::[[1900s]] Edward Craven-Walker invented his psychedelic Astro lamp in 1963. The idea came from an egg-timer he saw in a [[Dorset]] pub …
…that was made by a regular. Edward envisaged he could illuminate and heat the immiscible oils to create a visual ornament. {{Image url="LavaLampAstro.j…
Police — 2022-05-20 08:52:50
…ry citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence. ~1) Police should always direct their action strictly towards their functions and never appear to usurp the powers of the judiciary. ~1) The test of police efficiency is the absen…
Microphone — 2021-11-07 21:26:04
…Microphone :: {{Databox caption="Inventor" Image="DavidEdwardHughes.jpg" Who="David Edward Hughes" width="" birth_date="16/5/1831" birth_place="Corwen" death_date="22/1/1900" death_place="London" }} === David …
…Edward Hughes 1878 === ~-[[CategoryIndustry]]:[[Communication]]:[[Music]]:[[1800s]] Hughes invented the first practical worki…
…ng carbon microphone in 1878. David Edward Hughes was probably born in Corwen [[Wales]] in 1831. His family emigrated to the United States in 1838 but he moved ba…
Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51
…e UK charts. Chaplin also received his only Oscar for his composition work, as the** Limelight theme** won an Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1973. …
MRI Scan — 2021-08-20 11:04:59
…h_date="8/2/2017" death_place="" }} === Peter Mansfield 1973 === ~-[[Medical]]:[[1900s]] Mansfield and Lauterbur were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for inventing the MRI scanner in 2003. MRI, or **magnetic resonance imaging**, uses stro…
IVF — 2021-08-16 10:02:09
…* and **Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards** along with their nurse-technician, **Jean Purdy** successfully carried out a pioneering conception which resulted in…
… due to science and IVF. Without the biologists, she would have been alone in the world.” {{image url="steptoe-and-edwards.jpg" class="left" title="Steptoe, Purdy and Edwards with first baby " width="250" }} == A Great Team == Both Steptoe …
…and Edwards worked in the field of reproductive health before their collaboration in 1966, they were especially interested in prob…
…lems of human fertility. Edwards had developed a way to fertilise human eggs within the laboratory and Steptoe had perfected a method for obtaining hum…
CT Scan — 2021-08-14 20:48:42
…1, CT scanning was used on a patient with a cerebral cyst. In 1975, Hounsfield built a whole-body scanner. ::c:: == Awards == ~-1979. Hounsfield and Cormack received the **Nobel Prize** in Physiology or Medicine. ~-1976. He was appointed Com…
Modern Olympics — 2021-08-14 20:26:14
…hy man named Evangelis Zappas. ==Wenlock 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 ma…
Clouds — 2021-08-14 20:16:00
…toffice.gov.uk/learning/clouds/cloud-spotting-guide" target="_blank">metoffice.gov.uk</a><br/>""<< {{Image url="Luke_Howard-plaque.jpg" class="right" title="Luke Howard plaque 7 Bruce Grove, Tottenham" width="" }} ::c:: == Links == [[https://…
…www.rmets.org/cloud-identification | RMetS Luke Howard article]]…
Fingerprints — 2021-08-14 20:06:49
…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 Fingerprint Bureau was founded in Scotl…
Rubber — 2021-08-12 20:24:10
…ee weeks later, on June 15, 1845, Goodyear took out a patent in the United States. Later in 1851 Charles Goodyear was awarded another patent for Improvement in the Manufacture of Indian Rubber. This was a reworking of the Hancock method. He la…
Lawn Mower — 2021-08-10 08:19:36
…linder (or bladed reel) mounted on a bench to trim cloth to make a smooth finish after weaving. ::cr:: >>{{image url="EdwardBuddingPlaque.jpg" title="Budding Plaque" width="300" }}>> Budding realised that a similar concept would enable the cu…
Zoo — 2021-08-09 22:18:40
…arquess of Lansdowne, Lord Auckland, [[Aluminium|Sir Humphry Davy]], [[Police|Robert Peel]], Joseph Sabine, Nicholas Aylward Vigors and other nobility. {{Image url="ZSL_Logo.png" class="right" title="ZSL Logo" width="" }} [[Elevator | Decimus …
Jigsaw Puzzle — 2021-08-09 21:24:39
…ter providing an educational challenge and pastime hobby for millions of people for a very small outlay. == Spilsbury Award == There is now a **Spilsbury Award** that is presented by the [[http://agpc.org | AGPI ]] to renowned individuals who…
Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46
…roved by using a blast furnace fueled by coke rather than charcoal to produce high-grade iron. This was a major step forward in the production of iron as a raw material for the Industrial Revolution. {{{toc}}}{{amazon type="menu" items="Darby, …
Plywood — 2021-08-08 18:44:16
… Woolwich Dockyard, he later completed his 7-year training at the Naval Academy in Portsmouth. He developed a liking towards the constructional work of the navy. In 1780 he was sent by the First Lord of the Admiralty to visit various ports an…
Salicylic acid — 2021-08-08 18:32:13
…Salicylic acid :: === Edward Stone 1753 === ~-[[Medical]]:[[1700s]] {{Image url="Aspirin.jpg" class="right" title="Aspirin tablet" width="" }} Edwar…
…**, in **1753**. {{toc}} In 1745 Stone became chaplain at Bruern Abbey in Chipping Norton, [[Oxfordshire]]. In 1758 Edward had been suffering from "agues" from a fever. He was aware that **quinine** derived from the bark of the Peruvian cinc…
…ter {{Datediff from="25/4/1753" }} years in treating inflammatory pain and fevers. == Stones Trials == {{Image url="EdwardStonePlaque.jpg" class="left" title="Edward Stone Plaque" width="" }} He experimented by gathering and drying a pound o…
Vaccination — 2021-08-07 23:07:23
…Vaccination :: === Edward Jenner 1796 === ~-[[Medical]]:[[1700s]] {{Databox caption="Pioneer" Image="EdwardJenner.jpg" width="350" title="Edward Jenner" birth_date="17 May 1749" birth_place="Berkeley" death_date="26 January 18…
…nner was an **English doctor**, the pioneer of smallpox vaccination and is the **father of immunology**. {{{toc}}} **Edward Jenner** was born in **Berkeley**, [[Gloucestershire]] on 17 May 1749, the son of the local vicar. At the age of 14, he…
Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52
…ilway (S&DR) began. The original plan was to use horses to draw coal carts on metal rails, but after company director Edward Pease met Stephenson he agreed to change the plans. Work began in 1822, and in September 1825 Stephenson completed the …
Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47
…ootball | Main article]] == Cricket 1787 == The origins of cricket are very vague, and many theories have been put forward suggesting its origins, but it is, without doubt, very English. {{Image url="Cricketball.jpg" class="right" width="100…
…hitting goals. Changes in rules and play quickly developed from this beginning and by 1889 the pyramid system - five forwards, three halves, two backs and a goalkeeper became the accepted method of playing hockey. The United States also starte…
Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10
…350" }} In 1903 Booth was invited to clean the carpet in '''Westminster Abbey''' in preparation for the coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The demonstration was successful and as a result vast vacuum-cleaning units were installed in…
… of the Priday Metford and Co flour milling company, Charlotte Mary in 1903. The couple had two children, Francis and Edward. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wheel | Earl Court Great Wheel]] …
Cricket — 2020-08-26 21:18:47
… played" width="450" }} {{toc}} == Origins == The origins of cricket are very vague, and many theories have been put forward suggesting its origins. The most likely fore runner is Stoolball that dates back to the 1400s, but it is without doubt,…
Eraser — 2020-08-18 10:06:20
…Eraser :: {{Databox caption="Inventor" Image="Head.jpg" Who="Edward Nairne" width="300" born="1726" birth_place="Sandwich [[Kent]]" death_date="1/9/1806" death_place="" }} === Edward Na…
Stem Cells — 2020-08-17 17:30:21
….medscape.com/viewarticle/564324_3 */ == Seeking the Pluripotent Cells == Kaufman left but Evans carried this work forward and isolated the embryonic stem cell of the early mouse embryo and established it in a cell culture. He genetically mo…
… implanted it into adult female mice with the intent of creating genetically modified offspring, work for which he was awarded the **Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine** in recognition of his work in **2007**. == Stem Cells == {{Image url=…
Hydraulics — 2020-08-17 13:24:35
…n cylinder fitted with a plunger supporting a very heavy weight. The plunger was raised, drawing in water, then the downward force of the weight created the hydraulic pressure. The cranes were efficient powerful AND pollution free. …
TV Black and White Kiss — 2020-08-17 09:07:45
…s was six years before **Kirk** kissed Uhura in **Star Trek** and that was beaten anyway by the British drama Emergency Ward 10 in 1964. There had been other interracial kisses on TV before this but in days of black and white (monochrome) broa…
Jet Engine — 2020-08-15 08:35:25
… much of a likeness to the great man, I guess it would be called artistic. He is standing on a his invention looking skyward. {{Image url="WhittleArches.jpg" width="320" class="left" title="Whittle Arch in Coventry" }} A redevelopment of the …
Disc Brakes — 2020-08-09 19:54:18
…ck William Lanchester patented the vehicle disc brake in 1902. == Car Enthusiast == In 1889.Lanchester joined the "Forward Gas Engine Co" in Birmingham and worked there until 1892. He was fascinated by the Benz automobile that he saw at the …
Plastic Surgery — 2020-08-06 08:24:01
…eft" title="Gillies Plastic Surgery" width="" }}::cl:: He returned from the battle fields to establish a facial injury ward at the Cambridge Military Hospital and later in Sidcup in 1917. There he and his colleagues performed around 11,000 op…
Gravity — 2020-08-06 08:19:13
…ects. He also understood that an object with more matter –mass- exerted the greater force, or pulled smaller object toward it. That meant that the large mass of the earth pulled objects toward it. That is why the apple fell down instead of up…
Greenwich Meridian — 2020-08-06 08:03:21
…It was known in the 17th century that the earth turns 360° every day, or 15° every hour. So if you travelled 15° eastward, the local time moves one hour ahead and travelling West, the local time moves back one hour. == John Flamsteed 1675 =…
Christmas Traditions — 2019-12-27 02:21:30
… old custom of human sacrifice by burning on a bonfire. Revived in the 12th Century, the Yule Log which was supposed to ward of the devil provided it burned continually until reduced to a pile of ashes.|| == {{colour c="green" Christmas tree}…
English Language — 2018-01-26 21:45:55
… the early Brits and incorporating many other languages. From Latin, Germanic, French, Celtic and many more. == And Onward == English has official or special status in at least '''75 countries''' around the world. English is the primary inte…
Cilla Black — 2016-03-03 14:46:01
…rise to fame in 1960s Liverpool and her relationship with Bobby Willis. ITV aired it in September 2014, starring BAFTA award-winning actress Sheridan Smith…
Salvation Army — 2016-01-07 15:19:48
… words set to popular tunes. The Army visited and sung in the pubs, as they still do, to raise money and recruit. == Onward Christian Soldiers == {{image url="salvationarmyflag.gif" class="right" title="Salvation 'Army' Flag" width="300" }} Sa…

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