1. CT Scan — 2021-08-14 20:48:42

   …mage of the object. == Prototype == Hounsfield started with a prototype head scanner. He experimented on a preserved brain and the results were encouraging. He then used it on a cow brain from a butcher shop, eventually Godfrey scanned his o…
   …wn brain. The medical world, and EMI, were now excited at the potential of this new technology. {{Image url="CT-Scanner.jpg" cl…

2. Pop Rivet — 2020-08-17 14:41:51

   …" title="Wylie Pop Rivet" width="350" }} British engineer Hamilton Neil Wylie invented the "Pop rivet" and patented his brainchild in 1916. Also called a blind rivet it allowed one person to fit a rivet with access only needed from one side. {…

3. Underground Railway — 2019-10-23 19:35:16

   …on. Unfortunately he never got to see his dream as he died of dropsy on 14 September 1862, only a few months before his brainchild came to life. == Huge project == Using Victorian ingenuity and technical engineering expertise an elaborate under…

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