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Stockings — 2023-12-30 23:58:55
…st stocking frame knitting machine in 1589. His machine took the traditional heavy hosiery to fine silk stockings that became popular with ladies. The process of creating leg hosiery involved taking a piece of cloth this was cut to the shape of…
Airport — 2023-10-11 15:23:36
…910 Edwin Moon took off in his Moonbeam II aircraft in **air fields** near Southampton. During World War I, Southampton became a major post for military aircraft, these were mainly **'Flying Boats'**. These war planes became Britain’s first c…
… then required to guide the plane to open water ready for take-off. Between the wars, the Solent area in [[Hampshire]] became a hub for aircraft production to meet the growing civilian air transportation sector. {{Image url="Saunders-Roe_Princ…
…ess.jpg" class="left" title="Flying boats became immense like the Saunders Roe Princess" width="100%" }} ::c:: == Spitfire == The **Supermarine** factory near Southamp…
FAX — 2023-10-09 23:52:19
…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 1980s. It is still widely used but it's future looks a short one with computers now t…
Vacuum Flask — 2023-10-09 23:46:28
… Kincardine-on-Forth [[Scotland]] on September 20, 1842 and was educated at Edinburgh University. {{{toc}}} In 1875 he became professor of experimental philosophy at Cambridge and then at the Royal Institution in 1877. {{Image url="Flask.jpg" w…
Glastonbury Festival — 2023-10-09 23:45:46
…d]] on 17 October 1935. After his father died in 1954, Eavis inherited the family farm of 150 acres with 60 cows, so he became dairy farmer. <<{{amazon type="book" items="0091897637" }}<< In 1969, Eavis and his wife Jean visited the //Bath Fest…
… was inspired by the performance of [[Led_Zeppelin]] and Eavis decided to host the **Pilton Pop Festival** in 1970 that became the **Glastonbury Festival**. == First Festival == Over the past {{datediff from="1970"}} years, starting with a cro…
Cinematography — 2023-10-09 23:41:17
…was born in Metz, France in 1841 and came to Leeds [[Yorkshire]] in 1866 at the invitation of John Whitley. Le Prince became fascinated with the cinematic innovations like Eadweard Muybridge 'Racehorse in Motion' that was captured by arranging…
Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36
…onetheless '''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 bombers. The company accelerated its ex…
Webcam — 2023-10-09 11:44:50
… 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.…
Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51
…Watt left Bawdsey Manor and took up the post of Director of Communications Development (DCD-RAE). In 1939 Watson-Watt became Scientific Advisor on Telecommunications (SAT) to the Air Ministry. In 1940, Watson-Watt, assisted by John Randall and …
Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35
…n these early days Cockerell's idea was patented and immediately put on the secret list. Nothing happened and Cockerell became increasingly agitated. Eventually, in 1958, after declassification, the National Research Development Council (NRDC) f…
Marshall Amplification — 2023-10-07 09:45:58
…born in Acton, West [[London]], [[England]]. By the age of 14, he had given up on formal education. Instead, Marshall became an established drummer and teacher of drumming. In 1960, Marshall opened a music store in Hanwell, west London, sellin…
WorldWideWeb — 2023-09-23 15:57:32
…nnings == Many small steps had set the way for computers to communicate with each other. Tim joined CERN in 1980. CERN became the largest Internet node in Europe, and Berners-Lee saw an opportunity to join hypertext with the Internet. In 1989, B…
Telephone — 2023-09-23 15:57:07
… Bell recovered from the disease. Two years later he went to Boston to open a school for teachers of the deaf and then became a professor at Boston University. It was at this time that he met Mabel Hubbard, one of his students who was 10 years y…
… {{Image url="BellTransmitterReceiver.jpg" class="right" title="Bell Transmitter Receiver" width="600" }} Thomas Watson became an associate of Bell. He made parts and built models of Bell's inventions. One day while they were working Bell acciden…
Radio — 2023-09-23 15:56:24
…he existence of electromagnetic waves in an experiment confirming Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism. This discovery became known as "Hertzian waves" (radio waves). == 1894 == British physicist Oliver Lodge transmitted and received "Hertzian…
… title="Marconi Factory" class="right" width="250" }} Marconi established The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company which became the Marconi Company. On 17 December 1902, a transmission from the Marconi station in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, b…
iPod — 2023-09-23 15:52:55
… a boardroom split, he was unable to raise the £60,000 needed to renew patents across 120 countries and the technology became public property. == In Court == {{image url="IXI.jpg" width="300" class="right"}} Apple used Mr Kramer’s patents and…
Electric Motor — 2023-09-23 15:52:02
…h="250" }} Sturgeon was born in Whittington, near Carnforth, [[Lancashire]], and apprenticed to a shoemaker. In 1824 he became Lecturer in Science and Philosophy at the East India Company's Military Seminary at Addiscombe, Surrey, and in the foll…
Electric Generator — 2023-09-23 12:04:37
…l Faraday (1791-1867) was extremely curious, questioning everything. He felt an urgent need to know more. At age 13, he became an errand boy for a bookbinding shop in London. He read every book that he bound, and decided that one day he would wri…
…te a book of his own. He became interested in the concept of energy, specifically force. Because of his early reading and experiments with the idea of …
…force, he was able to make important discoveries in electricity later in life. He eventually became a chemist and physicist. == Electromagnetic Rotation == {{Image url="WindTurbine.gif" class="right" title="Wind Turbi…
Worcestershire Sauce — 2023-09-18 19:06:46
…eleyLea.jpg" class="left" title="John Wheeley Lea" width="270" }} **Lea and Perrins** decided to advertise. The product became so popular that they took the premises next door to have the room to manufacture the large quantities required. One of…
…anufactured exactly according 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 pharmac…
Winston Churchill — 2023-08-27 16:11:42
…ship, 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. The current Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, wanted to ap…
Pay Toilet — 2022-09-27 07:23:49
…ism to "**spend a penny**". Born in Cheltenham, [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]]. He trained as a watchmaker but later became interested in conjuring. Maskelyne became a member of **The Magic Circle** and, like **Harry Houdini**, used his skills…
…ote the book Sharps and Flats: A Complete Revelation of the Secrets of Cheating at Games of Chance and Skill. This book became an instant hit and to this day is considered to be a classic gambling book.…
Custard — 2022-09-19 23:50:44
… in Nympsfield, [[Gloucestershire]], [[England]] in 1811. He invented a new egg free custard for his wife in 1837 that became **Bird's Custard Powder**. Alfred was a food manufacturer and pharmacist and he set up a chemist's shop in Birmingham …
Thoroughbred Horse — 2022-08-29 09:12:34
…can be traced back to three stallions imported into England from the Middle East. The first was named Bryerley Turk and became the war horse of Captain Robert Byerley. == Character == Averaging 16 Hands high (64 inches) and capable of speeds of…
National Trust — 2022-07-02 09:18:26
…reen Belt**" for the protected rural areas surrounding London. === Hill, Rawnsley and Hunter 1895 === In **1876** Hill became the treasurer of the **Kyrle Society**, founded in that year by her eldest sister, Miranda, as a "Society for the Diffu…
Police — 2022-05-20 08:52:50
…d it had proved to be a great success. >>{{Image url="Constables.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 ha…
Microphone — 2021-11-07 21:26:04
… Microphone == {{Image url="Microphone.png" class="left" title="Microphone" width="400" }} Hughes microphone technology became the principle way microphones work even today. {{Image url="Hughes_carbon_microphone.png" class="right" title="Hughes …
Postage Stamp — 2021-11-06 16:32:56
… his father took charge of a boarding school in Birmingham and this is where Rowland was educated. In 1807 Rowland Hill became a student-teacher at his father's school. As a sideline Rowland was also an inventor, although most of his ideas were n…
Trouser Press — 2021-08-26 11:11:31
…lass="left" title="Corby Trouser Press" width="400" }} == In demand == The trouser press proved very popular and soon became a fixture in hotel rooms across the globe. Corby sold the company in 1977 but it is still produced in Britain.…
Heroin — 2021-08-20 11:14:28
…phine and Bayer marketed it as 'Heroin' an analgesic and "sedative for coughs" in 1888. But when its addictive quality became a problem , Bayer ceased its production in 1913.…
Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51
…committed to a mental asylum due to a psychosis caused by syphilis and malnutrition. === Change of Fortune === Charlie became a music-hall clown in 1906 with Fred Karno's Mumming Birds company. Karno toured the USA in 1913 and his act was seen …
Paralympic Games — 2021-08-20 10:59:53
…ke Mandeville == The first Paralympic sports competition were held in [[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 miss…
…ion with the Olympic Games in the same host city. This practice was adopted in 1992 for the **Winter Paralympics**, and became an official policy of the International Olympic Committee and the **IPC** following a June 19, 2001 agreement. The Ga…
Four-minute Mile — 2021-08-20 10:55:12
… tried and failed to run a mile in less than four minutes 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 …
Miss World — 2021-08-20 10:50:22
… 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 countries. Eric Morley died i…
…n 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 …
Intraocular Lens — 2021-08-20 10:40:24
…ntraocular lens" width="250" }} From 1946, Ridley was a consultant surgeon at St Thomas's, and on February 8th 1950, he became the first person to successfully implant an **artificial lens**. The operation was **televised**, another first, so tha…
CT Scan — 2021-08-14 20:48:42
…and]]. He perfected the **C**omputed **A**xial **T**omography scanner, CAT scan 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 Gre…
Public Park — 2021-08-14 20:30:20
…y it and copied many of its features. It was designed by '''Sir Joseph Paxton''' and opened in '''**1847**'''. It soon became an instant economic and social success. Paxton's concept was to create an idealised countryside landscape of open meado…
Ice Cream Cone — 2021-08-14 20:22:38
…//Mrs Marshall's Cookery Book// printed in 1888. {{TOC}} Marshall was an English culinary entrepreneur and pioneer. She became a leading cookery writer in the Victorian period, and was dubbed the **"Queen of Ices"**. {{Image url="Marshall-freezer…
Vibrator — 2021-08-14 19:48:28
…ent was very demanding on doctors who found themselves suffering from fatigued wrists and hands. Granvilles invention became increasingly popular as a way for doctors to provide "pelvic massage" Joseph tried to disassociate himself from the dev…
Antiseptic — 2021-08-12 20:38:14
…n and assistants sprayed the solution in the operating theatre. == Little Organisms == As the "germ theory of disease" became more widely accepted, infection from surgery dropped dramatically. This led to the rise of sterile surgery. On the cen…
Procter Gamble — 2021-08-12 20:35:23
…etermined to rebuild, he and his wife emigrated to the United States. While traveling down the Ohio River, Mrs. Procter became ill and died a few months after their arrival in Cincinnati. ::c:: == James Gamble == {{Image url="JamesGamble.jpg" cl…
Steel — 2021-08-12 20:31:45
…onvertor" width="500" }} Bessemer Converter was instrumental in the production of armaments. Guns, cannons and warships became relatively inexpensive to produce. Steel frames could now be used to build towering skyscrapers. In America the introd…
Rubber — 2021-08-12 20:24:10
…reated rubber. Hancock in turn applied for a license in 1825 to use Macintosh's naphtha process. The two men eventually became partners in the manufacture of waterproofed items. == Patent == {{Image url="ThomasHancockPlaque.jpg" class="left" ti…
USA anthem — 2021-08-09 22:14:22
…titled **To Anacreon in Heaven** (The Anacreontic Song). The words were by **Ralph Tomlinson** (1744–1778). The song became popular in Britain and America following the establishment of the Anacreontic Society there. {{Image url="JohnStaffordS…
… class="left" title="John Stafford Smith memorial in Gloucester cathedral" width="400" }} == USA National Anthem == It became the tune for the American patriotic song //The Star-Spangled Banner// following the War of 1812, and in **1931** was ad…
Wellington Boot — 2021-08-09 21:58:54
…eland]] of Anglo-Irish descent. After his great victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in **1815**, Wellington became a British hero and a somewhat fashion icon with people from all quarters wanting to be seen in //Wellies//. == Welling…
Tarmac — 2021-08-09 21:38:37
… of Macadam == **John Loudon ""McAdam""** was born in Ayr, Scotland in 1756. He moved to Bristol, England in 1802 and became a Commissioner for Paving in 1806. In 1816 he was elected Surveyor-General of roads for the Turnpike Trust. ""McAdam"" …
…tones stick. This was fine in the days of horse drawn vehicles, but when cars started to become commonplace the surface became dusty and inadequate, the jagged material meant tyres often punctured. And when it rained, many roads became impassabl…
…m" width="" }} Having perfected the operation, 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
…nd carved out the shapes of the countries to create what he called a ‘**dissection**’. These //educational tools// became highly popular and he went on to create dissected maps of England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Europe, Asia, Africa an…
…d North America. It became a highly successful business venture. John Spilsbury died in 1769 but his widow Sarah continued with the business, lat…
Cowboy — 2021-08-09 21:03:46
…way to refer to Brits/Tories who stole US cattle during the war of independence and again to refer to black or, as they became known, //buffalo soldiers//. == Links == [[http://longstreet.typepad.com/thesciencebookstore/2012/01/on-the-history-o…
Salicylic acid — 2021-08-08 18:32:13
…Stone (1702–1768) isolated salicylic acid, the active ingredient in **Aspirin**, 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 fe…
Vaccination — 2021-08-07 23:07:23
…cow's heads. However the obvious advantages of vaccination and the protection it provided won out, and vaccination soon became widespread. Jenner became famous and now spent much of his time researching and advising on developments in his vaccine…
… (contrary to the existing belief that the adult cuckoo did it) was only confirmed in the 20th century when photography became feasible and Jenner was **proved correct**. Having observed the behaviour, he demonstrated an anatomical adaptation for…
Marmite — 2021-04-03 10:38:16
…e 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 peacekeeping forces in Kosovo…
Toothbrush — 2021-01-28 15:14:07
…ldiers returned home from World War II indoctrinated with military hygiene habits that brushing one’s teeth regularly became a widespread practice. == In history == Previous to the manufactured toothbrush indigenous people have used, and still…
Float Glass — 2020-12-08 00:24:27
…." width="400" }} Because of this process huge 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="G…
Petroleum — 2020-12-03 01:07:44
… at Bathgate** in West Lothian and **E. Meldrum & Co** at Glasgow. The 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…
Electric Toaster — 2020-12-01 01:05:39
…y inventions enabled him to take over T.H.P. Dennis & Co's Chelmsford premises to form Crompton and Co in 1878, it soon became the country's leading distributor and manufacturer of electricity generating and lighting systems. <<{{image url="Light…
Pencil — 2020-11-30 16:27:31
…nd graphite spread quickly to artists in Italy. This culminated in the establishment of the first pencil factory, which became the Cumberland Pencil Company in 1916. Cumberland pencils were used to create Raymond Briggs's The Snowman. It rema…
Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52
… //America// from Robert Stephenson and Co. The trains arrived in the United States by August 1829, at which time Allen became the first person to drive a locomotive in America. @@ {{adsense}} @@ …
Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47
… 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 started playing field hockey in 1890, with the Field Hoc…
…e. During that time, the game had no name, but it was referred to as "The Game of Badminton," and, thereupon, Badminton became its official name. In 1887 the modern rules were laid down. The Bath Badminton Club was setup and standardized the rul…
Sinoatrial Node — 2020-08-15 18:08:00
…e heart is believed to normally arise.” Arthur Keith and Martin Flack^^ == MARTIN WILLIAM FLACK CBE == Flack later became demonstrator of physiology at the London Hospital and later a lecturer. He served on the Medical Research Council and b…
Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner — 2020-08-15 09:18:21
…" width="" }} In 1992 Dyson takes out Patent # 5,090,976 (US) for Dual cyclonic vacuum cleaner. By 1995 The Dyson DC01 became the best-selling vacuum cleaner in the UK. == Competition Regrets == Hoover's vice president for Europe, Mike Rutter,…
Plastic Surgery — 2020-08-06 08:24:01
… he pioneered a //flap technique//, one of the first modern sex reassignment from male to female on Roberta Cowell, it became the standard procedure for 40 years. …
Greenwich Meridian — 2020-08-06 08:03:21
…n Longitude 0°" width="300" }} === Prime 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" tit…
Charles Darwin — 2020-08-06 07:52:58
…ry of the life sciences, explained where all of the astonishingly diverse kinds of living things came from and how they became exquisitely adapted to their particular environments. == Voyage on the Beagle == Darwin served as an unpaid naturalis…
Obstetrical Forceps — 2020-06-28 13:29:13
… England in 1569 to escape the religious violence in France. From his roots as a barber-surgeon working in London, he became the Royal obstetrician-surgeon during the reign of King Charles I. With his brother they pioneered man-midwifery or th…
Angus Cattle — 2019-08-31 10:40:52
…ted in North Eastern [[Scotland]] since the mid 16th century. These local cattle were used by breeders. **Hugh Watson** became tenant of Keillor in Angus in 1808. He gathered stock widely and produced cattle of outstanding quality and character. …
Paternoster — 2018-09-18 13:06:34
…rm of J & E Hall installed its first "Cyclic Elevator", using Hart's patent, in a London office block. The Paternoster became very popular in Europe where many still operate. Britain has a remaining paternoster in Sheffield University. Oriel Ch…
Motor Racing Circuit — 2018-05-20 20:38:53
…ck that had two huge banked sections nearly 30 ft. high. It was 100 ft. wide hard-surfaced with two long straights. It became the home of British motor racing until 1939. {{Image url="Brooklands.jpg" class="left" title="Brooklands" width="" }} A…
…g Bang == The English racing driver and automobile engineer **Count Louis Zborowski** raced at Brooklands in cars that became known as '//Chitty Bang Bang//'. The aero-engined racing cars, were built with the help of engineer **Clive Gallop** in…
… the 1920s. They inspired [[James_bond| Ian Fleming]] to write the children's book that became a film and stage musical **Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang**. {{Image url="Chitty1.jpg" class="left" title="Chitty 1 at Brookla…
Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25
…ered him some vacant premises next to the office where he worked to pursue his ideas. With this move, Elliot and Hornby became partners. ::c:: == Into Production == {{Image url="Meccano_logo.jpg" width="600" }} With the financial assistance of h…
…continually 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 i…
Jimi Hendrix Experience — 2016-06-02 09:48:10
…e to [[England ]] at the invitation of **Chas Chandler** in September 1966. === London 1966 === <<{{amazonad}}<< Chas became his manager and formed a backing band in the style of "**Cream**" with bassist **Noel Redding** and drummer **Mitch Mit…

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