1. Webcam — 2023-10-09 11:44:50

   …offee machine from the Trojan Room. As the web gained popularity the system was modified to make the coffee pot images available over HTTP and thus became the first webcam.…

2. Marshall Amplification — 2023-10-07 09:45:58

   …ckmore, Big Jim Sullivan and Pete Townshend.** But they were all frustrated at the poor quality of guitar amplification available at the time, mainly //Fender// from USA. They wanted something "bigger and louder", and Jim Marshall saw an opportunity…

3. WorldWideWeb — 2023-09-23 15:57:32

   …ther British invention which has help 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'''. == Li…

4. LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09

   …d the field 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 com…

5. Postage Stamp — 2021-11-06 16:32:56

   …c}}} ::c:: == The Penny Black == Prior to the **Penny Black** letters were paid for by the recipient. Postage was only available to the wealthy and many letters were returned if the receiver would not pay. {{Image url="PennyBlack.jpg" class="right"…
   …whole operation, which would enable the Post Office to fix the 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…

6. CT Scan — 2021-08-14 20:48:42

   …for short. He worked for **EMI** and became interested in computers. In 1958, he helped design the first commercially available all-transistor computer made in Great Britain, the **EMIDEC 1100.** With the success of the [[Beatles]] EMI had money …

7. Sparkling Wine — 2021-08-08 20:32:53

   … industrialised the process; his coal-powered factories in Newcastle upon Tyne produced much stronger bottles than were available in France. As a result the English could deliberately induce a secondary fermentation in wine without the risk of blow…

8. Salicylic acid — 2021-08-08 18:32:13

   …Today it is probably the most widely used drug. ^^"There are no countries in which it is unknown, unappreciated, or unavailable" Berton Roueché 1955^^ The drug works as a pain reliever because it blocks an enzyme that's required for the process …

9. Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner — 2020-08-15 09:18:21

   …turn to Japan where he began to work with a company 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 star…

10. Jet Engine — 2020-08-15 08:35:25

    …nspects his engine "}} This rejection would later turn out to be a stroke of luck for Whittle, but because his idea was available to the public, other's overseas (who //were// preparing for war) were able to study his designs. ::cr::Son of Frank, Ia…
    …pment with a contract for £6,000 to develop a flyable version. Nevertheless it was a year before all of the funds were available, greatly delaying development. There were many delays and the lack of funding slowed the project. In Germany, Hans von…

11. Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25

    …ally being introduced and in 1904, six sets, packed in tin boxes with instruction manuals in French and English, became available. In 1905 two new sets were introduced and in 1906, for the first time, a small profit was made. == Meccano is Born == …

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