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Airport — 2023-10-11 15:23:36
…= Spitfire == The **Supermarine** factory near Southampton Airport was later used to assemble Spitfire fighters during World War II. == Links == [[https://www.solentsky.org/exhibitions| Solent Sky Museum]] [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/hampsh…
Split the Atom — 2023-10-10 00:05:57
…]], [[England]], Englishman Cockcroft and Irishman Walton used spare parts along with some wood and nails to build the world's first nuclear-particle accelerator in 1929. Rutherford had split the atom in Manchester more than ten years before. H…
Carbonated water — 2023-10-09 23:52:55
…ducing **CO2 gas**. This gas was then infused into agitated water, inducing a reaction and effervescence. == To the World == Even though Priestly didn’t try to market the process commercially he did give the method and ingredients to [[Aus…
FAX — 2023-10-09 23:52:19
…ents == Frederick Bakewell went on to improve the concept with his "Image Telegraph" which he demonstrated at the 1851 World's Fair in London. Many improvements came along and eventually the FAX machine became standard office equipment by the…
Internal Combustion Engine — 2023-10-09 23:51:33
…Mahal**, the Rock of Gibraltar, the **Statue of Liberty** (chosen after Hornsby won the oil engine prize at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893), many lighthouses, and for powering Marconi's first transatlantic radio broadcast. == Diesel engine ==…
Vacuum Flask — 2023-10-09 23:46:28
…o used in the .303 British, Mark I and II, standard rifle cartridge between 1891 and 1915. Cordite has been used since World War I till around the end of the 20th century, with the closure of the last World War II Cordite factory, ROF Bishopton…
Glastonbury Festival — 2023-10-09 23:45:46
…ival == ~- [[Music]]: [[Entertainment]]: [[1900s]] {{toc}} Glastonbury is the **largest** greenfield festival in the **world**. === Michael Eavis 1970 === Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis was born in Pilton, [[Somerset]] [[England]] on 17 Octo…
Modern Farming — 2023-10-09 23:44:30
…o propose a scientific approach to agriculture. His scientific mind and great inventions would eventually help feed the world. Jethro Tull created several scientific inventions for agricultural uses. == Seed Drill, 1701 == {{Image url="Tullseed…
Lever Brothers — 2023-10-09 23:43:45
…Ben & Jerry's (2000) And many more [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unilever_brands | Unilever]] It is now the world's **third-largest** consumer goods company.…
Stainless Steel — 2023-10-09 23:42:45
… as a bottle washer in the chemical laboratory. He studied metallurgy and learnt very quickly. He was aware that the world of metal manufacturing was fighting a never ending battle against rust. In 1908 Brearley was appointed lead researcher …
Phototherapy — 2023-10-09 23:41:51
…ody can excrete in the urine and faeces. Phototherapy for jaundiced babies, is 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 m…
Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36
…effective. == Wartime Solution == Nonetheless '''Reflecting Roadstuds''' found it difficult to drum up orders until **World War II** when driving at night became even more perilous because of the government-imposed blackouts to thwart German b…
…Boothtown. At its peak it employed 130 people to manufacture over** a million Catseyes** a year for export all over the world. ---- == Simple and Effective == {{Image url="Catseyeclean.jpg" title="thumb" width="100" class="right" title="Self cle…
…" that in 1965 he was rewarded with an '''**OBE**''' for services to exports. Eventually, their use spread all over the world. == Life Saver == Shaw’s invention is credited with having saved many millions of people from death or injury in acc…
Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36
…icist Denis Papin, with the help of Gottfried Leibniz, built a steam digester for softening bones, i.e. he invented the world's first-ever pressure cooker. Later designs implemented a steam-release valve to keep the device from exploding. By wat…
…he never built an actual steam engine. The English engineer '''Thomas Savery''' later used Papin's designs to build the world's first operational steam engine. '''Sir Samuel Morland''' also developed ideas for a steam engine during the same per…
Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51
… In 1933 the Air Ministry had recently set up a committee to advance the state of the art of air defence in the UK. In World War I the Germans had used Zeppelins as long-range bombers over London and other cities, and attempts to attack them by…
… The results were clearly successful and an immediate order for an additional 20 stations was sent out. By the start of World War II 19 were ready to play a key part in the Battle of Britain, and by the end of the war over 50 had been built. The…
Portland Cement — 2023-10-08 00:16:46
…driveways and large office buildings are made of concrete. Some boats and ships are even made from concrete. The modern world would look very different without concrete. …
Pedestrian Crossing — 2023-10-07 11:08:59
… pioneered the black-and-white markings pilot schemes that led to the markings being adopted universally throughout the world. …
Air Traffic Control — 2023-10-07 10:51:35
…, Air Traffic Control was introduced in Croydon [[London]] in 1921. {{Image url="CroydonTower.jpg" class="right" title="World's first ATC, Croydon airport tower" width="450" }} London Croydon Airport was Britain's first major international gate…
…way airport. And it is the birthplace of Air Traffic Control and the world's first Air Traffic Control Tower. {{TOC}} Croydon Airport grew out of Beddington Aerodrome. This opened in 1915 as a …
Electronic Computer — 2023-10-07 10:38:05
…8" }} === Tommy Flowers 1943 === ~-[[CategoryInventions]]: [[Technology]]: [[1900s]] Flowers created **Colossus**, the world's first programmable electronic digital computer in 1943. {{toc}} /* event_date="8 December 1943" First electronic comp…
…first job. */ Thomas (Tommy) Harold Flowers, MBE (22 December 1905 – 28 October 1998) was a British engineer. During World War II **Max Newman**, **Alan Turing**, and other great minds at **Bletchley Park** codebreaking establishment, were a…
Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35
…coni to develop [[RADAR]], a development which Churchill believed had a significant effect on the outcome of the Second World War, and Cockerell believed to be one of his greatest achievements. Whilst at Marconi, Cockerell patented 36 of his ide…
…ter declassification, the National Research Development 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 give…
Aluminium — 2023-10-04 16:04:17
…ng a metallic element. == Links == [[http://www.aluminiumleader.com/history/industry_history/ History ]] [[http://www.world-aluminium.org/ Aluminium Org]] …
English Bible — 2023-09-25 23:57:13
…overned from Rome by the Pope during medieval times. Church services were conducted in Latin throughout the Christian world, and translation of the Latin Bible into the vernacular, or local language anyone could understand, was actively discou…
WorldWideWeb — 2023-09-23 15:57:32
…e year he had also written a client program (browser) to retrieve and view hypertext documents. He called this client ""WorldWideWeb"" browser. Hypertext pages were formatted using the '''Hypertext Markup Language''' (HTML) that Berners-Lee had …
…er known as "info.cern.ch." at CERN. {{image url="Www.jpg" class="left" title="WWW" width="" }} In 1991, he made his ""WorldWideWeb"" browser and web server software available on the Internet and posted notices to several newsgroups including a…
…lt.hypertext. The Web began to take off as computer enthusiasts around the world began setting up their own web servers. Often the owners of the new sites would email Berners-Lee and he would link to …
Vacuum Tube — 2023-09-23 15:57:19
…ound recording and reproduction ~Telephone networks, ~Analogue and Digital computers == War Needs == The outbreak of World War 2 was a key point in thermionic valve history. These devices came into their own as they were needed for electronic…
Radio — 2023-09-23 15:56:24
…ssion of wireless signals at the now BT Centre in 1896. On {{Datetext event_date="13 May 1897", text="Marconi sent the world's first ever wireless communication over open sea." }} The experiment witnessed a message transversed over the Bristol …
…ni Company. On 17 December 1902, a transmission from the Marconi station in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, became the world's first radio message to cross the Atlantic.…
PIN — 2023-09-23 15:56:10
…d allow a withdrawal to be made. This concept is still in use some {{Datediff from="1966"}} years later all around the world though USA were slower to realise the benefits of this simple invention. There are now millions of ATMs around the wor…
LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09
…enyl compounds were liquid crystalline over a narrow interval at around room temperature and these were revealed to the world {{Datediff from="22/3/1973"}} years ago in a scientific publication on **22 March 1973**. Working in collaboration with…
…rther compounds were synthesised and evaluated. /* event_date="22 March 1973" The first stable LCD is announced to the world. */ These cyanobiphenyl compounds had a low viscosity, proved extremely stable (as George had predicted) and, formulat…
iPod — 2023-09-23 15:52:55
…al menu button to scroll through a selection of music tracks – very similar to the iPod. == Patent == He took out a worldwide patent and set up a company to develop the idea. But in 1988, after a boardroom split, he was unable to raise the …
…iPods have been sold since the device was launched by Apple in 2001. At the height of popularity, 100 was snapped up worldwide every minute.…
Digital Photography — 2023-09-23 12:04:21
… the military for night-vision, by firefighters to see through smoke, and for other search-and-rescue and civilian uses worldwide. == Overseas == Tompsett moved to Bell Laboratories USA in 1969 to develop solid-state cameras. Shortly after joi…
Worcestershire Sauce — 2023-09-18 19:06:46
…g to the English formula. == Round Bottle == **Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce** soon became popular all over the world and as the business grew so did the premises. By **1865** Lea & Perrins gave up the pharmacy side of the business to c…
…pharmacies including one at Kidderminster and another at Cheltenham. == Spin Offs == The **Bloody Mary**, one of the world's most popular cocktails was created in 1921, when **Fernand Petiot**, the barman at the fashionable 'Harry's New York …
Mousetrap — 2023-08-31 23:02:31
…Agatha Christie 1952 === ~-[[Arts]]:[[Entertainment]]:[[1900s]] The Mousetrap is the longest running stage play in the world. The story was adapted from a radio play, Three Blind Mice, written by [[Agatha_Christie]] for the Royal family in 194…
… until the West End production has been closed for at least six months.// == Top Author == Agatha Christie is also the worlds **most translated** author and the second best fiction author after William [[Shakespeare]]. {{Tag ids="Longest runn…
Winston Churchill — 2023-08-27 16:11:42
…r 1874" Death_date="24 January 1965" Knighted="24 April 1953" width="" }} Winston Churchill is considered by many the **world's greatest leader** of the 20th century. {{toc}} === Blenheim 1874 === Churchill was born 1874 in [[Oxfordshire]], [[En…
…men who shunned education but had great qualities of leadership, was an inspirational statesman, writer and orator. == World War 2 == At the outbreak of World War II, Churchill became First Lord of the Admiralty in command of the Royal Navy. T…
…e River Thames for his State Funeral on 30th January 1965. This iconic and very public event was televised live watched worldwide by an audience of **350 million people**.…
Plastic — 2022-09-01 08:57:23
…imic ivory and tortoiseshell. No longer did animals need to be killed for this industry, protecting wildlife. ::c:: == World without Plastic == {{Image url="Plastic-box.jpg" class="right" width="200" }} Today plastic is everywhere we look. Ever…
National Trust — 2022-07-02 09:18:26
…National Trust :: == National Trust == [[Society]]:[[1800s]] In 1895 the world's first National Trust was set up in [[England]]. {{Image url="NationalTrust.jpg" class="left-right" title="National Tr…
Police — 2022-05-20 08:52:50
…re 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 == Robert Peel introduced the Metropolitan Police Act of 1829 and set up an organised…
British Empire — 2022-05-20 08:45:03
…ter** of the Earth’s total land area, and controlled more than **530 million people** – almost a **quarter** of the world’s population at the time. With colonies in every continent. {{image url="British_Empire_Anachronous.png" class="gr…
YMCA — 2022-05-17 05:19:39
…ined membership of 2,700. Today there are more than 14,000 local YMCAs with around 45,000,000 members all around the world. == Honour == {{Image url="GeorgeWilliamsPlaque.jpg" class="right" title="George Williams Plaque" width="" }} George W…
…indow in Westminster Abbey, complete with a red triangle, is dedicated to Sir George and the YMCA work during the first World War. == New Sports == Because of the popularity of the YMCA there was a need to develop activities and games that wou…
Rotating Boat Lift — 2022-05-03 17:19:08
…age url="FalkirkWheel.jpg" class="right" title="Falkirk Wheel" width="700" }} The Falkirk Wheel in [[Scotland]] is the World’s Only Rotating Boat Lift. The Falkirk Wheel is an exceptional feat of modern engineering. It was inaugurated in **M…
Crufts — 2022-05-03 17:14:00
…eath_place="Highbury" }} [[Livestock]]:[[1800s]] == Crufts Dog Show == Crufts dog show is the largest dog show in the world. {{Image url="CruftsWinner.jpg" class="left" title="Crufts Winner" width="" }} ::c:: === Charles Cruft 1886 === Crufts…
Cheddar cheese — 2022-05-03 17:03:04
…eese == {{Image url="CheddarCheese.jpg" class="right" title="Cheddar Cheese" width="400" }} **Cheddar cheese** is the **world's** most popular variety of cheese. Originating in the village of **Cheddar** in [[Somerset]], [[England]]. The chee…
KitKat — 2022-05-03 17:00:51
…r was first introduced in [[England]] in 1935 and was renamed #%KitKat#% in 1937. The best selling chocolate bar in the world began life in [[Yorkshire]]. This product was developed as a four-finger wafer crisp, launched in London in September …
…ate Crisp**'. It was re-named two years later as KitKat Chocolate Crisp then shortened to just KitKat after the Second World War. The origin of the name KitKat is uncertain but it’s thought the famous KitKat Club of the 1920s had some influen…
…rd Breaker == In 2010 the Guinness Book of Records certified #%KitKat#% as the ** most sold chocolate brand across the world ** when it was sold in 72 countries. Today more than 17 billion #% KitKat #% fingers are eaten each year from 14 factor…
HomePage — 2022-05-03 16:49:56
…ors and their Inventions, Creations and Creators, Discoveries and Innovations as well as Great Britons that changed the World and the way we live.** @@{{countpages}} pages.@@ /* Page generates in 1 second or less */…
Microphone — 2021-11-07 21:26:04
…tnesses to his microphone's efficiency. Hughes decided not to patent his innovation; instead giving it as a gift to the world, a view that was contrary to Edison's. It is worth noting that in the U.S. an idea could be patented and developed lat…
Television — 2021-11-06 16:35:18
…ndon]] attic laboratory, John Logie Baird first publicly demonstrated television. == In Colour == He demonstrated the world's first colour transmission on July 3, 1928, using scanning discs at the transmitting and receiving ends with three spi…
Postage Stamp — 2021-11-06 16:32:56
…/1879" }} === Sir Rowland Hill 1840 === ~-[[Communication]]:[[CategoryIndustry]]:[[1800s]] The **Penny Black** was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was the first pre-paid mail service, issued in Great …
…postage rate as low as **'One Penny'** this made postage available to the masses. == The postal reform that swept the world == It took only five months till the new system was running smoothly and soon other countries wanted the principle ado…
Hip Replacement — 2021-08-20 11:18:03
…is seen as a landmark in 20th-century surgery, and is now one of the most performed elective surgical procedures in the world. Each year 35,000 hips are replaced in England and Wales on the NHS, and close to 300,000 THAs performed per year in th…
Titanic — 2021-08-20 11:12:19
…plendour == The RMS Titanic was one of the most opulent liners to have ever been built and the largest steamship in the world. Titanic set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage on Wednesday 10 April, 1912, calling at Cherbourg in France and…
MRI Scan — 2021-08-20 11:04:59
…ented at a special meeting of the Medical Research Council in 1976. /* https://aberdeenmedlib.wordpress.com/2016/03/21/worlds-first-mri-scanner-now-on-display/ http://www.economist.com/node/2246166 */ American doctor and scientist Raymond Dama…
Paralympic Games — 2021-08-20 10:59:53
…[[Buckinghamshire]], **[[England]] in 1948** and became known as the **Stoke Mandeville Games**. Guttman wanted to give World War II veterans with spinal cord injuries or missing limbs from war injuries a sense of purpose. In 1952 competitors fr…
Four-minute Mile — 2021-08-20 10:55:12
…nutes that people thought it to be a //physical impossibility//. It 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_Iff…
…er took over the lead and passed an unofficial timekeeper at the 1,500-metre mark in 3 minutes 43 seconds, equaling the world’s record for that distance. Bannister pushed on to the mile and passed the finish line. As soon as the first part of…
Miss World — 2021-08-20 10:50:22
…ew// swimsuit of the time. The press saw it as an international event because some of the entrants came from around the world. == First Winner == The winner was Kerstin 'Kiki' Håkansson from Stockholm, Sweden. {{Image url="MissWorld1951.jpg" …
…class="left" title="Miss World1951" width="" }} ::c:: == Wide appeal == {{Image url="MissWorldGB.jpg" class="right" title="Rosemarie Frankland was Miss World in 1961 representing United Kingdom" width="300" }} The …
…BBC started to broadcast the Miss World show in 1959. It became one of the the most popular shows in Britain. The pageant is now broadcast in over 140 countri…
…es. Eric Morley died in 2000 and his wife Julia became the chairwoman of the Miss world organization. As the the biggest Miss world pageant show in the world it has earned **£250 million** for charity. …
Atomic Clock — 2021-08-20 10:45:05
… === Louis Essen and Jack Parry 1955 === ~-[[CategoryScience]]:[[1900s]] In 1955, Louis Essen and Jack Parry built the world's first caesium atomic clock at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington, [[Middlesex]]. == From Quartz == An …
…stal to measure time. The clock soon become the industry standard for time measurement at observatories throughout the world. {{Image url="AtomicClock.jpg" class="left" title="Jack Parry & Louis Essen with the first Atomic Clock 1955" width="7…
Antibiotics — 2021-08-20 10:41:08
…ke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn't plan to revolutionise all medicine by discovering the **world's first antibiotic**, or bacteria killer," Fleming would later say, "But I suppose that was exactly what I did." {{Ima…
…n choose from dozens of antibiotics. Every day millions of antibiotics are saving human and animal lives all around the world. Together with **Jenner's** invention of [[Vaccination]] and [[Antiseptic]] millions of us can enjoy a healthy life. …
Intraocular Lens — 2021-08-20 10:40:24
…ly performed** eye surgical procedure. **More than 6 million lenses are implanted every year.** Ridley gave this to the world **for free**. Ridley continued in private practice in Harley Street until he was 85. He was elected a Fellow of the Ro…
IVF — 2021-08-16 10:02:09
… nurse-technician, **Jean Purdy** successfully carried out a pioneering conception which resulted in the birth of the **world's first baby** to be conceived by IVF (In Vitro Fertilisation AKA __Test Tube Baby__), Louise Brown on 25 July 1978, in…
…own recently stated: “A few years ago, just before she died, my mum realised that every blood relative she had in the world - me, my sister Natalie, her grandchildren - had all been due to science and IVF. Without the biologists, she would hav…
…e been alone in the world.” {{image url="steptoe-and-edwards.jpg" class="left" title="Steptoe, Purdy and Edwards with first baby " width="250"…
Roundabout — 2021-08-16 09:58:53
…raffic gives way to circulating traffic. - Officially adopted in 1966. Modern roundabouts start to spread around the world. Sweden – 1967 Norway, Denmark – 1970s France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland – 1980s Australia – …
… == Links == Sollershott Circus was used in the **Simon Pegg** and **Nick Frost**, directed by Edgar Wright, **‘The World’s End’**.…
Stan Laurel — 2021-08-14 21:08:01
…urel and Oliver Hardy teamed up. Together, the two men began producing many short films and become popular all over the world. {{Image url="LaurelHardy.jpg" class="left" title="Laurel Hardy" width="400" }} …
Reflecting Telescope — 2021-08-14 20:51:21
…Ireland. With a 72-inch metal mirror weighing 4 tons and a tube 54 feet long, it remained the largest telescope in the world until 1917, {{datediff from="1845" to="1917"}} years. {{tag ids="Gravity Galileo"}}…
CT Scan — 2021-08-14 20:48:42
…encouraging. He then used it on a cow brain from a butcher shop, eventually Godfrey scanned his own brain. The medical world, and EMI, were now excited at the potential of this new technology. {{Image url="CT-Scanner.jpg" class="left" title="A…
Agatha Christie — 2021-08-14 20:41:37
… House in Wallingford" }} == Dame Agatha Christie == ~-[[Entertainment]]:[[Literature]]:[[1800s]] The Guinness Book of World Records lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly 2 billion. === Torquay E…
…stie by Marriage == In 1914, she wed Colonel Archibald Christie, a Royal Flying Corps pilot, and took up nursing during World War I. She published her first book, //The Mysterious Affair at Styles//, in **1920**. **Poirot** and **Miss Marple** …
… record breaking [[Mousetrap | play]]. Christie died on January 12, 1976. == Top Author == Agatha Christie is also the worlds **most translated** author and the second best fiction author after William [[Shakespeare]]. {{tag ids="Torquay 1890…
Scouts — 2021-08-14 20:35:19
…hat some form of organisation was required to support these Scouts. >>{{amazon type="book" items="0192802461" }}>> == Worldwide network == {{Image url="Scout50p.jpg" class="right" width="200" title="Centenary year commemorative coin" }} There …
Public Park — 2021-08-14 20:30:20
…into a farming family. {{{toc}}} == Birkenhead Park == **Birkenhead Park** is famous as the first public park in the world and has inspired the design of many other parks in Britain and around the world. It was the first public park created b…
Fish and chips — 2021-08-14 20:10:50
…panding British Empire the two eventually combined to make an irresistible meal. It's popularity was boosted during World War II when fish and chips remained one of the few foods in the United Kingdom not subject to rationing. === Tommyfiel…
Football — 2021-08-14 19:52:33
…from all over the nation could compete with each other. Little did he know this would become the **biggest sport in the world!** == The Football Pitch Dimensions == {{Image url="football_pitch.png" class="center" title="football pitch dimensio…
…ns" width="700" }} == World Cup == {{Image url="England-world-cup-1966.jpg" class="right" title="England world cup 1966" width="" }} On the {{Datetext event_date="30 July 1966" text="England won the World cup Jules Rimet trophy." …
Saline Drip — 2021-08-12 20:46:29
…m="23 May 1832" }} years. It has saved millions from ill health or even death by dehydration. It is deservedly on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. {{Tag ids="Saline drip cholera essential medicines"}} …
Dinosaur — 2021-08-12 20:42:55
…ass="left" title="Megalosaurus" width="" }} Although dinosaur fossils were being discovered in Britain, and around the world, these prehistoric reptiles did not receive their famous name until 1842. == Dinosaur is born == As a young man Owen …
Antiseptic — 2021-08-12 20:38:14
…}} In 1879, **Listerine** mouthwash was named after him for his tireless work. This is now popular in many parts of the world. Microorganisms named in his honour: pathogenic bacterial genus Listeria and the food-borne pathogen Listeria monocyto…
Horlicks — 2021-08-12 20:30:08
…ry produced 30 million pounds of powder a year. In 1945 British Horlicks company bought the American Horlicks out. == Worldwide == In 1935 a factory was built in Australia and in 1960 a factory was built in the Indian Punjab to make Horlicks …
Everest — 2021-08-11 11:40:16
…e Everest headed the //Great Trigonometrical Survey of India// established mount Everest as the highest mountain in the world at 29,002 feet. {{Image url="Mount-Everest.jpg" class="left" title="Mount Everest" width="" }}…
Adjustable Spanner — 2021-08-10 08:22:45
…le="Bahco Clyburn" width="450" }} Clyburns adjustable spanner design remained in production in Birmingham factories and worldwide, and appeared in tool catalogues up until about **1964**. Today the adjustable crescent shaped spanner is used wor…
Nature Reserve — 2021-08-09 22:30:53
…st and explorer, built a nine-foot-high wall around three miles of his estate at '''Walton Hall''', turning it into the world's first '''nature reserve'''. == Walton Hall == '''Waterton''' (1782 - 1865) was born at Walton Hall, Wakefield, [[Y…
Zoo — 2021-08-09 22:18:40
…h_date="5 July 1826" death_place="London" }} == London Zoo == ~-[[Society]]:[[1800s]] [[London]] Zoo [[England]] is the world's oldest zoo. Intended for scientific and conservation of wild animals. {{Image url="London_zoo_entrance.jpg" class="le…
Chocolate Bar — 2021-08-09 22:11:02
…ocolateers more time and energy to improve the product to the confectionery candy bar that is now consumed all over the world. {{Image src="Chocolatebar.jpg" class="left" width="200" }} {{Image url="ChocolateLips.jpg" class="right" title="Taste…
… in production. == Easter Eggs == Fry's also invented the **Chocolate Easter Egg** which is now common throughout the world and popular even in non Christian countries.…
Wellington Boot — 2021-08-09 21:58:54
…first rubber or ‘gum’ boots. The boots were named ''Wellingtons'' and the name has stuck ever since. With the First World War being fought in the trenches the company was commissioned to produce millions of pairs as standard kit for ordinary…
Light Bulb — 2021-08-09 21:56:27
…ynewsnetwork.org/article/155942 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ */ His home was the **first house in the world** to be illuminated by electric light. In **1880** Mosley St. in Newcastle had electric lighting and **Lord Armstrong's…
Can — 2021-08-09 21:53:19
…chen cupboards are without tin cans of food of all sorts including soup, beans, vegetables, fruit and more all over the world. Many **billions** of cans are sold every year throughout the world and best of all, it's **recyclable!** {{Datediff fr…
Tarmac — 2021-08-09 21:38:37
…eration, Hooley began transforming road surfaces. Nottingham's **Radcliffe Road** became the** first tarmac road in the world**. …
Jigsaw Puzzle — 2021-08-09 21:24:39
…" class="left" title="John Spilsbury map puzzle" width="" }} Spilsbury who was born in [[London]] mounted a map of the world onto a hardwood board and carved out the shapes of the countries to create what he called a ‘**dissection**’. Thes…
Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46
…melting iron. To demonstrate the wonder of this material he built the **largest cast iron structure** ever seen. This **world first iron bridge** is over the river Severn at a place now called Ironbridge. This bridge is still standing and can be…
…re paid in other local industry (such as mining or pottery). == Ironbridge 1779 == {{Image url="Ironbridge.jpg" title="World's First Iron Bridge 1779" class="left" width="500" }} ::c:: == Robert Forester Mushet (1811 - 1891) == {{Image url="Ro…
…ble rails of steel rather than cast iron, providing the basis for the development of rail transportation throughout the world in the late Nineteenth century. The first of Mushet's steel rails was delivered to Derby Midland Station, where it was …
Sandwich — 2021-08-08 20:40:14
…th_date="13/11/1718" birth_place="" death_date="30/4/1792" death_place="" }} {{toc}} The sandwich, is the most popular world-wide fast food. The word sandwich that we use today was born in [[London]] [[England]] during the very late hours one…
Refrigeration — 2021-08-08 18:50:45
…ve ice from frozen lakes and store it in ice-houses. Ice companies would ship ice around the country and throughout the world. The industry was a big employer and Britain was a cold country anyway. == [[Domestic]] Refrigerator == A inventor ca…
Sunday School — 2021-08-08 18:39:06
…url="Robert-raikes-house.jpg" class="left" title="Robert Raikes house Gloucester, now a Public House" width="400" }} == World wide == Within a decade children were attending schools on a Sunday all over England. Soon the idea spread abroad to I…
Salicylic acid — 2021-08-08 18:32:13
…odium 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. ^^"There are no countries in which it is unknown, unappreciat…
Vaccination — 2021-08-07 23:07:23
…nce that the majority of its victims were infants and young children. **In 1980, as a result of Jenner's discovery, the World Health Assembly officially declared "the world and its peoples" free from endemic smallpox**. In 1977 Ali Maow Maalim,…
Powered Flight — 2021-04-05 22:36:49
…ire 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. {{Image url="Strngflw2.jpg" class="ri…
…o flying his Hawk glider. The demonstration did not go to plan and Percy was critically injured, robbing him, and the world, of the first manned powered flight. Percy died days later on the 2nd October 1899 before he could display his powered…
Marmite — 2021-04-03 10:38:16
…because money wasn't plentiful, he devoted much of his time to his family and failed to renew the Zalo patent. https://worldwide.espacenet.com OXFORD ALFRED JAMES GB190105936 (A) ― 1902-02-20 HERON JOHN GB190106937 (A) ― 1902-02-06 */ …
…o be a great source of five important 'B' vitamins. As a result Marmite was included in soldiers' ration packs during **World War I**. It became a dietary supplement in prisoner-of-war camps in **World War II** and was sent to British peacekeepi…
Toothbrush — 2021-01-28 15:14:07
…d sturdier and more efficient than bristles. But in the **United States** it wasn’t until soldiers returned home from World War II indoctrinated with military hygiene habits that brushing one’s teeth regularly became a widespread practice. …
Float Glass — 2020-12-08 00:24:27
…lkington and Kenneth Bickerstaff of the UK's Pilkington Brothers in St.Helens [[Lancashire]], [[England]] developed the world's first commercially successful manufacture of high quality flat glass. {{Image url="FloatGlass.jpg" class="left" titl…
…reign Licence == The first foreign licence went to the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company in 1962, then the the rest of the world. Today, around 260 float plants use the Pilkington method. ::c:: == Sky's the Limit == {{Image url="Shard-tower-in-lon…
…e towering glass buildings are now possible, lamentably. Pilkington P.L.C. became the largest flat glass company in the world. Alastair Pilkington was honoured with a knighthood in 1970. {{Tag ids="Glass float furnace molten tin "}} …
Petroleum — 2020-12-03 01:07:44
…ablished an oil refinery at Alfreton. == Petroleum Distillation == Petroleum can occur naturally but what the modern world needed was petrol artificially distilled. **Young** theorized that natural petroleum somehow originated from the actio…
… works at Bathgate were completed in **1851** and became the first truly **commercial oil-works and oil refinery in the world.** In **1852** Young took out a **US patent** for the production of paraffin oil by distillation of coal. == Worldwid…
…'s success and, for a short period, supplies of torbanite (boghead coal) were dispatched to destinations throughout the world, both to those licensing Young's patent, and to those trying to reproduce the process. Even though Young held the pate…
Mensa — 2020-12-03 00:59:15
…sing IQ tests and achieving an accepted score on the Culture Fair test of at least 132, or 148 on the Cattell test. == Worldwide == Mensa International has around 130,000 members in 100 countries. {{Tag ids="IQ society intelligence MENSA "}}…
Banoffi Pie — 2020-12-01 00:13:56
… prize, Mackenzie proudly erected a plaque at the restaurant's entrance proclaiming it, **"The Birthplace of one of the World's Favourite Puddings."** This is the original Banoffi Pie recipe as it first appeared in the book ** ‘The Deeper Se…
Jet airliner — 2020-11-30 22:29:36
…:[[1900s]] {{image url="De-Havilland-Comet-DH106.jpg" class="right" title="De Havilland Comet DH106" width="400" }} The world's first purpose-built **jet airliner** was the **British de Havilland Comet** which first flew in 1949 and entered ser…
Suffolk Punch — 2020-11-30 16:25:44
…ffolk Horse Society, was formed in Britain in 1877 to promote the Suffolk Punch and started to be exported all over the world. Canada in 1865 United States in 1880 and later to France, Spain, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Africa, New Zealand, Austral…
Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52
…lyingScotsman.jpg" class="right" title="The Flying Scotsman. First 100mph train" width="400" }} == Britain and then the World == The potential was evident for all to see how the '''train''' was going to transform life. In 1847 there were a qua…
…ly '''5s''' for a far quicker and more comfortable journey. {{image url="TrainMallard.jpg" class="right" title="Mallard.World speed record for steam" width="400" }} Throughout the British Empire colonies like India, Australia, Africa and Canada…
Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47
…untries, particularly in Europe and the British empire. At this time British soldiers were taking the game around the world and in Canada, where frozen fields were more common than grass, it made its way onto ice and so [[WikiPedia:Bandy Bandy…
…, is now played in every continent with many nations competing in the three major competitions - The Olympic Games, The World Cup and The Champion's Trophy. == Rounders 1884 == {{Image url="Rounders.jpg" class="right" width="100"}} Rounders is …
…e over the authority of the Bath Badminton Club, and the new group made rules, which now govern the game throughout the world. == Lawn Tennis 1859 == {{Image url="Tennis_grass.jpg" class="right" width="120"}} The game was invented in 1859 by M…
…r. B. Pereira, joined with Dr. Frederick Haynes and Dr. A. Wellesley Tomkins to found the first lawn tennis club in the world and played the game on nearby lawns’. In 1874 they formed the Leamington Tennis Club, setting out the original rules …
Underwater Tunnel — 2020-10-11 23:44:16
…6 m) long, and 25 yards (23 m) below the river surface. When it was completed it was called the "**Eighth wonder of the world**". ::c:: Brunel was the third attempt to build a tunnel under the Thames. - 1799, Ralph Dodd (c. 1756-1822) was the…
…Brunel Museum in Rotherhithe village. {{Image url="ThamesTunnelOpen.jpg" class="right" title="The 'Eighth wonder of the world' the Thames Tunnel Opens" width="" }} When both shafts were in position miners were hired from coal mines and the tunne…
Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10
…escorting them back to the mint. They had inadvertently sucked a fair amount of '''gold''' dust into their dustbag. == World Patent == In 1903 Booth was granted world patent rights for the vacuum cleaner. This started a long round of legal batt…
Silicone — 2020-09-22 23:25:26
…1HY" }}<< He published 54 papers on the subject between 1899 and 1940. In 1901 he coined the term silicone. Two ensuing world wars put his ideas on hold and he did not foresee the full potential commercial value of his work. This was taken up b…
Cricket — 2020-08-26 21:18:47
…in **1646**. This match also produced the first record of betting on cricket. === Marylebone Cricket Club 1787 === The world's first cricket club was formed in **Hambledon** in the 1760s and the world-famous Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was fo…
…e Cricket Club also known MCC was created. The MCC has since then gone on to become one of the most prominent bodies in world cricket The first official International match was held between Canada and United States in the year 1844. == Cricket …
Hydraulics — 2020-08-17 13:24:35
… one of the busiest ports, so Armstrong set up business producing his hydraulic cranes. They were exported all over the world. Armstrong invented the 'Hydraulic Accumulator' for places that didn't have existing water pressure. These were tal…
Bungee Jumping — 2020-08-17 13:17:46
…ing 1979 == ~- [[CategorySport]]::[[1900s]] /* event_date="1 April 1979" First Bungee jump off Clifton bridge */ The world's first Bungee jump was made on **1st April 1979** (April Fool's day) from the 250ft **Clifton Suspension Bridge in** B…
Hydroelectric Power — 2020-08-17 09:05:43
…book" items="1904794491" }}<< Water from one of the estate's lakes was used to drive a Siemens dynamo in what was the **world's first hydroelectric power station.** The electricity was also used to power an arc lamp installed in the Gallery in 1…
Life Boat — 2020-08-17 09:00:19
…e="Hythe, Kent" }} === Lionel Lukin 1785 === ~-[[CategoryTransport]]::[[Society]]::[[1700s]] Lionel Lukin designed the world’s first unsinkable boat and patented it on 2 November 1785. {{TOC}} Lukin was a coach-builder in Long Acre, London a…
Stevenson Screen — 2020-08-17 08:38:43
…r Thomas Stevenson (1818-1887), the father of Robert Louis Stevenson. The Stevenson Screen is the standard used by the World Meteorological Organization. The screens contain a dry bulb thermometer and a wet bulb thermometer. Larger screens als…
Bicycle — 2020-08-15 09:22:15
…n style bicycle, the **//Rover// Safety Bicycle**. //Cycling Magazine// said the 'Rover' had 'set the pattern to the world' for future bicycles. {{toc}} == The Safety Bicycle == The modern //safety// bicycle. A rear-wheel, chain-driven cycle…
Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner — 2020-08-15 09:18:21
…dly. He thought he could improve this and set to work to solve this problem. Five years and 5,127 prototypes later, the world's first cyclonic bagless vacuum cleaner arrived. {{Image url="Dyson_DC01.jpg" class="left" title="Dyson DC01" width="25…
Jet Engine — 2020-08-15 08:35:25
…s. Many of us would never have had the opportunity to see many wonders around the world without Whittle's jet engine. ||{{Image url="Gloster_E28-39.jpg" width="200"From the Gloster E.28/39 }}||{{Image url="…
Potato Crisp — 2020-08-06 08:17:45
…: == 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 day from 800 tons of potatoes. It requires more than 350,000 tonnes of potatoes…
… a year. Crisps account for around a **third** of the total world snack industry. The world annual turnover of crisps is around** £12 Billion**. …
Greenwich Meridian — 2020-08-06 08:03:21
…rime Meridian 1884 === ~-[[Society]]::[[1800s]] In 1884 the **Greenwich Meridian** became the **Prime Meridian** of the World. {{toc}} == Greenwich Meridian == {{Image url="PrimeMeridian.jpg" class="left" title="Prime Meridian" width="300" }} A…
…rovides a fix for longitude, the most important being 0° longitude that is in Greenwich [[London]]. It is the home of world time and the point where east meets west. == Longitudinal Conundrum == For early navigators measuring latitude, how …
…"PrimeMeridianRoofOpen.jpg" class="right" title="Prime Meridian Roof Open" width="" }} == GMT == All clocks around the world are determined by the longitude offset from Greenwich Mean Time. Because the earths crust is always moving so will t…
Monty Python — 2020-08-06 07:48:50
…nal winner, but slowly it did just that and {{Datediff from="1969" }} years later it is still as popular all around the world. == Nearly Lost == In 1971, Terry Jones was informed by the BBC that, due it's cost-cutting procedure at the time, the…
Underground Railway — 2019-10-23 19:35:16
…l="TubeLogo.jpg" title="Underground Logo" class="right" width="300" }} === London 1863 === ~-[[CategoryTransport]] The world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, opened {{Datediff from="10/1/1863"}} years ago on the 10th of Ja…
…The first trains had gas-lit wooden carriages and were hauled by steam locomotives. /* event_date="10 January 1863" The world's first underground railway opens. */ == Innovation == {{Image url="TubeSteamTrain.jpg" class="left" title="Undergroun…
…nine million passengers! It was an outstanding success and soon 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, w…
Angus Cattle — 2019-08-31 10:40:52
…Cattle == {{Image url="AngusCattle.jpg" class="right" title="Angus Cattle" width="400" }} {{toc}} Aberdeen-Angus is the world’s finest beef breed with world recognition for its quality meat and easy to care for cattle. === Aberdeen Scotland 1…
…rn 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, Canada and Australia it is very popular - it is the p…
Paternoster — 2018-09-18 13:06:34
…s to use an iron framework structure, its innovative design had a considerable influence on office buildings across the world, inspiring John Root's early Chicago skyscrapers and shaping the New York skyline we know today.…
Motor Racing Circuit — 2018-05-20 20:38:53
… King" width="300" birth_date=" 7 October 1848" birth_place="Chertsey" death_date="28 Jan 1926" death_place="" }} The world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit was built near Weybridge in [[Surrey]], [[England]] in 1907. === Hugh Locke…
Stonehenge — 2018-01-26 21:52:34
…ceptional and remarkable given it's age. It is a true wonder that we are still able to experience this '**Wonder of the World**'.…
English Language — 2018-01-26 21:45:55
…he '''British Empire'''. The biggest Empire in history has spread the language far beyond the British Isles. Following World War II, the growing economic and cultural influence of the United States, the global interests in movies and Pop music …
…or worse, as in the USA. American English has changed the spelling of some words so it is different to the rest of the world, but British English is the 'Official' English of international organisations like **NATO, UN & WHO**. It is calculat…
Emergency Telephone Number — 2017-07-06 10:16:06
…itle="Policeman with 999 Operator" width="450" }} {{TOC}} === London 1937 === The first emergency number system in the world, **999**, was launched in [[London]] on **30 June 1937**. /* event_date="30 June 1937" Emergency services call number …
Theodolite — 2017-07-05 08:57:22
…n a 1634 edition originally published in 1556." width="350" }}Digges son Thomas brought his fathers achievements to the world's attention. As well as being a cartographer his father was an inventor. Digges also independently invented the refle…
Internet — 2017-05-21 01:18:20
…Internet :: {{redirect page="WorldWideWeb"}} …
Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25
…"Liverpool [[England]]" death_date="21/9/1936" Invented="Meccano" }} [[CategoryInventions]] == Meccano == Is one of the world's most popular toys. === Frank Hornby 1901 === **Hornby** was born on 15 May 1863 in Liverpool [[Lancashire]], [[E…
Beatrix Potter — 2016-07-23 14:22:52
… birth_place="London" death_date="22 December 1943" death_place="Sawrey" }} {{toc}} Beatrix Potter is still one of the world's best-selling and best-loved children's authors. She wrote and illustrated 28 books that have been translated into mor…
…d's Bush, for the exorbitant sum of 4/6'//. He was to prove a sound investment. Peter lent his first name to one of the world's best-loved fictional characters and earned Beatrix Potter enduring international acclaim. ::c:: == The Tailor of Gl…
Jimi Hendrix Experience — 2016-06-02 09:48:10
…ix Experience == {{Image url="HendrixExperience.jpg" class="right" title="Hendrix Experience" width="250" }} One of the world's most influential rock bands was formed in [[London ]] 1966. /* event_date="1966" Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed …
Pound Sterling — 2016-05-31 15:19:41
…ound sterling == {{Image url="KingOffa.jpg" class="right" title="King Offa" width="250" }} The pound sterling is the **world's oldest currency** still in use and has been in continuous use since its inception by King Offa **{{datediff from="078…
Whisky — 2016-05-26 10:22:03
…oduction of their **"uisge beatha"** (//water of life//). Through the decades the process was perfected to become the world leaders in production of quality whisky. == Enter the Thirsty Monks == {{Image url="WhiskyJohnCor.jpg" class="right" …
…skey from 1608, the **Old Bushmills Distillery** in Northern Ireland is the **oldest licensed whiskey distillery in the world.**…
Tank — 2016-05-16 11:27:53
…ark IV Tank" }} === Military Tank 1916 === {{Datetext event_date="15 September 1916" text="The British Mark I was the world's first tank to enter combat. " }} {{Image url="MarkIVTank.jpg" class="right" title="Mark IVTank" width="400" }} {{To…
…c}} The British Mark I was the world's first tank to enter combat seeing action on the morning of 15 September **1916** during the Battle of Flers-Courcele…
Cilla Black — 2016-03-03 14:46:01
…er **Brian Epstein**. === 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 dr…

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