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  1. Split the Atom — 2023-10-10 00:05:57
    …before. He wanted more control over the particles used to penetrate nuclei. He directed Cockcroft and Walton to build a high voltage machine he called for "a million volts in a soapbox". == Cockcroft-Walton Generator == The Cockcroft-Walton ge…
  2. Vacuum Flask — 2023-10-09 23:46:28
    …mperatures. Using charcoal as an absorbing agent, he separated hydrogen, neon and helium from the air and created the highest known vacuum of his day. {{Image url="Thermos-and-cup.gif" title="Vacuum principle." }} It was his work at low tempe…
  3. Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36
    …n in the village of Illogan"}} The next improvement in efficiency came in [[Cornwall]] with Richard Trevithick's use of high pressure steam. Trevithick built successful industrial high pressure single-acting engines known as Cornish engines. Ho…
    …mechanically by a violent outwards explosion, and there were many early disasters. The most important refinement to the high pressure engine at this point was the safety valve, which releases excess pressure. Reliable and safe operation came on…
  4. Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35
    …a craft which proved his ideas were correct. He was not surprised. The modified punt he used had a special pump to blow high pressure air down under and around the rim of the craft. == Military == A strong rubber curtain regained most of the a…
  5. WorldWideWeb — 2023-09-23 15:57:32
    …t 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/topics/birth-web| CERN ]]<< {{Tag ids="Inter…
  6. Toilet — 2023-09-08 09:57:11
    …system. Apparently the term to 'have a crap' existed before Mr Crapper's contribution to the Flush Toilet. {{image url="Highlevel.jpg" title="High level Toilet" width="120" }} …
  7. Electric Car — 2023-08-27 16:16:21
    …in the mine and the tramway in Blackpool. ::c:: == Modern features == The **Elwell-Parker **car was fitted with Parkers high-capacity rechargeable batteries, later vehicles had hydraulic brakes on all four wheels, as well as four-wheel steering…
    …gbird Taxi in operation" width="450" }} == Britain's Red Flag Act == In 1865 Britain introduced the **'Locomotives on Highways Act'**. Better known as the 'Red Flag Act'. The act stipulated that all mechanically powered road vehicles must: …
  8. Plastic — 2022-09-01 08:57:23
    …tereos, TVs etc. == Too Durable == <<{{amazon type="book" items="1526301164" }}<< In the quest for a material that is highly durable this invention has grown into a modern environmental monster. Plastics can take decades to decompose and mode…
  9. Thoroughbred Horse — 2022-08-29 09:12:34
    … 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 44mph they are commonly used in horse racing but, Thoroughbreds are also popular f…
  10. Cambridge Cream — 2022-05-20 08:48:45
    …l set. Leave to cool and refrigerate for a couple of hours. A couple of hours before serving, preheat the grill to its highest temperature. Sprinkle the remaining sugar over the top of the cream, coating the surface evenly and thickly. Place u…
  11. Crufts — 2022-05-03 17:14:00
    …jpg" " title="Charles Cruft" width="390" birth_date="28 Jun 1852" birth_place="" death_date="10 Sep 1938" death_place="Highbury" }} [[Livestock]]:[[1800s]] == Crufts Dog Show == Crufts dog show is the largest dog show in the world. {{Image u…
  12. Loch Ness Monster — 2022-05-03 17:06:34
    …ling and plunging on the surface.^^ /* event_date="May 2, 1933" First sighting of Nessie */ Loch Ness, located in the Highlands of [[Scotland]], has the largest volume of fresh water in Great Britain. The body of water reaches a depth of near…
  13. Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51
    …udio, Keystone. Charlie's tramp character, probably based on the experiences of his early life, eventually made him the highest paid actor in Hollywood. == Chaplin the Composer == Charlie also wrote some wonderful melodies. "**Smile**" is a s…
  14. Concorde — 2021-08-20 11:08:12
    …ok" items="075093980X" }}<< ::c:: {{Tag ids="Flight jet mach supersonic "}} ~- {{color c="#999" text="Espionage is the highest form of flattery."}}…
  15. Atomic Clock — 2021-08-20 10:45:05
    …evice that is controlled by atomic or molecular oscillations. Essen joined NPL in 1929 to further his ambition to build highly accurate time pieces. He investigated the potential of tuning forks and quartz crystal oscillators for precise time m…
  16. Intraocular Lens — 2021-08-20 10:40:24
    …the lenses in the **USA** did not share Ridley's relaxed attitude to profits. Unlike Rayner, they set their prices **as high as possible.** == Recognition in the End == Intraocular lens implant is now the **most commonly performed** eye surgi…
  17. Roundabout — 2021-08-16 09:58:53
    …rity. Traffic circles were not very popular with motorists and authorities have turned to traffic lights because of the high accident rate associated with them. - In 1926 the UK Ministry of Transport (circular 302) officially used the te…
  18. Automatic Kettle — 2021-08-14 20:44:42
    …e but ingenious. Even today examples of the K1 and K2 can be found in regular domestic use, proving it not only to be a highly popular design, but a most durable one as well. == Working combination == {{Databox caption="Inventor" Image="Peter…
  19. Public Park — 2021-08-14 20:30:20
    …000 men eight months to build the 'Crystal Palace', which was more than **1848 feet long and 456 feet wide and 135 feet high**. Despite widespread cynicism amongst press and public, when the Great Exhibition opened in May 1851 it was an enormo…
  20. Steel — 2021-08-12 20:31:45
    …n, but the process was slow. == The Process == The Bessemer converter is a cylindrical steel pot approximately 20 feet high, originally with a siliceous lining. Air is blown in near the bottom, creating oxides of silicon and manganese, which …
  21. Everest — 2021-08-11 11:40:16
    …in 1790. In 1856, George 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="" }…
  22. Adjustable Spanner — 2021-08-10 08:22:45
    …852) born in [[Yorkshire]] was a Consulting Engineer in the Agricultural and Textile industries in Gloucester. He made high precision tools from both wrought and cast iron. In 1836 he was the Engineering Manager and partner in the Uley in [[Gl…
  23. Nature Reserve — 2021-08-09 22:30:53
    … 1820 === ~- [[Society]]:[[1800s]] {{toc}} In the 1820s Waterton, an English naturalist 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'''. …
  24. Light Bulb — 2021-08-09 21:56:27
    …Patent Office, on October 6, 1889, a judge ruled that the electric light improvement claim for "a filament of carbon of high resistance" was valid. Unfortunately further research exposed in A Streak of Luck by Robert Conot (1979), also shows t…
  25. Jigsaw Puzzle — 2021-08-09 21:24:39
    …ed 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 and Nor…
    …th America. It became a highly successful business venture. John Spilsbury died in 1769 but his widow Sarah continued with the business, later marr…
  26. Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46
    …iron. Darby thought a furnace could be improved 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. {{…
    …asures. In times of food shortage, he bought up farms to grow food for his workers, built housing for them, and offered higher wages than were paid in other local industry (such as mining or pottery). == Ironbridge 1779 == {{Image url="Ironbri…
    …t spent his formative years studying metallurgy with his father. In '''1856''' Mushet found an inexpensive way to make high quality steel by adding '''ferromanganese'''. == Better Steel Train Rails == '''Mushet''' was the first to make durab…
  27. Sparkling Wine — 2021-08-08 20:32:53
    …is new manufacturing technique involved a coal furnace, made hotter than usual by the inclusion of a wind tunnel, and a higher ratio of sand to potash and lime. His bottles were so superior they were eventually exported to France where they wer…
    …ation had occurred in still wines since antiquity; most glass bottles of the time were not strong enough to contain the high pressures generated, and so exploding bottles were an occupational hazard of winemaking. Sir Robert Mansell obtained a …
  28. Float Glass — 2020-12-08 00:24:27
    …on 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" title="Float Glass being produced" width="390" }}Alistai…
    …d flat onto a bath of molten tin. The molten glass then flows unhindered under the influence of gravity maintained at a high temperature so the glass is flexible and settles into perfect flat glass. == Old glass == Ribbon glass from a furnace …
    …- was cheaper than polished plate glass because it was not ground or polished, but it was unacceptable for high-quality applications. It was known as horticultural glass. == Foreign Licence == The first foreign licence went to the…
  29. Mensa — 2020-12-03 00:59:15
    …hey discussed the idea of forming a society for very intelligent people, the only qualification for membership being a high **IQ**. ::c:: {{Databox caption="Founder" Image="RolandBerrill.jpg" Who="Roland Berrill" width="300" born="1897" birth…
    …_place="Sydney" died="1962" death_place="Eastbourne" }} == MENSA == Mensa is the oldest society for people with a high IQ (Intelligence quotient). They used 'Mensa' from Latin for ‘table’ to symbolise that the group was like a round t…
  30. Underwater Tunnel — 2020-10-11 23:44:16
    … title="Thames Tunnel Plaque" width="400" }} ::cr:: == 8th Wonder == The tunnel is 35 feet (11 m) wide by 20 feet (6 m) high, it is 434 yards (396 m) long, and 25 yards (23 m) below the river surface. When it was completed it was called the "**…
    …s a marvel of engineering. Instead of digging a hole then building inside, Marc Brunel had the 50 foot wide and 42 foot high shaft built on top of a 25-ton iron hoop, at ground level. This structure was then sunk into the soft earth under its o…
  31. Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10
    …demonstration at '''St. Pancras Station''' of a new cleaning machine for railway carriages. This machine had a bunch of high-pressure jets that blew air into carpets in the hope of getting the dust to fly from one side of the carriage into a du…
  32. Hydraulics — 2020-08-17 13:24:35
    …draulic Accumulator' for places that didn't have existing water pressure. These were tall water towers 200 or 300 feet high to produce the necessary pressure. Where a tall tower was not practical he devised another system consisting of a cast-…
  33. Stevenson Screen — 2020-08-17 08:38:43
    …atural surface, grass is recommended as other surfaces such as concrete can cause significant error leading to all time high temperatures being recorded inaccurately. {{Tag ids="weather climate temperature "}}…
  34. Motor Racing Circuit — 2018-05-20 20:38:53
    …e. He used his own money in 1906 to build the nearly 3 mile long track 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. {{I…
  35. Stonehenge — 2018-01-26 21:52:34
    … Stonehenge are Neolithic Britons from the Wessex area. == Size == The tallest upright stone at Stonehenge is 22 feet high (6.7m), with another 8ft (2.4m) below ground = **30ft** (9.1m) long and has an estimated weight of 40-50 tons. That is…
    higher than a 3 storey building and weighing more than a 6 African elephants. ::cl:: == Legacy == Stonehenge is one of the …
  36. Grand Theft Auto — 2017-05-11 15:45:29
    …her Sam) and vice president of creativity for **Rockstar Games**. === Rockstar North === **Grand Theft Auto V **is the Highest 24 hour revenue generating entertainment product, and the Fastest entertainment property to gross **$1 billion**. {{…
  37. Speedfit — 2017-05-11 00:37:50
    …ompressor fittings these useful quick connect/disconnect fittings are used for oil and water even at mains pressure and high temperatures. These fittings have revolutionized tube connection especially for domestic plumbing. Now any novice with…

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