1. Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51

   …ch took many steps and was very slow. Watson-Watt immediately attacked this problem, and set up the system with several layers of reporting that were eventually sent to a single large room for mapping. Observers watching the maps would then tell …

2. Plastic — 2022-09-01 08:57:23

   … etc. Mouldings for: Computers, smartphones, printers, screens, keyboards, mouse, webcams, cameras, cars, iPods, MP3 players, vacuum cleaners, Stereos, TVs etc. == Too Durable == <<{{amazon type="book" items="1526301164" }}<< In the quest for…

3. Tarmac — 2021-08-09 21:38:37

   … {{Image url="JohnLoudonMcAdam.jpg" class="right" title="John Loudon Mc Adam" width="" }} His Macadam method involved layers crushed stone decreasing in size to form a road surface. The technique did not include making the stones stick. This w…

4. Plywood — 2021-08-08 18:44:16

   …= Samuel Bentham 1797 === ~- [[CategoryIndustry]] :[[1700s]] In 1797 Bentham developed a process of laminating several layers of wood veneer together with glue to form a thicker, sturdier wood sheet – he patented what we now call plywood. {{I…
   …" class="left" title="plywood" width="340" }} ::cl:: == Plywood == Plywood is a sheet material manufactured from thin layers or "plies" of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers having their wood grain rotated up to 90 degrees…
   …pplied for patents covering several machines to produce veneers. His patent describes the concept of laminating several layers of veneer with glue to form a thicker piece – the first description of what we now call plywood. Over fifty years la…

5. Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47

   …e with the objective of hitting the ball into the opposing villages' common ground. Teams often consisted of 60 to 100 players and games occasionally lasted several days or so with injuries such as broken arms and legs not uncommon. The game tha…
   … 1875 when the first Hockey Association was formed. The game was played on a field nearly 200 metres in length and all players chased the ball for the whole of the game. London's '''Wimbledon Hockey Club''' (organized 1883) standardized the game …
   …on.jpg" class="right" width="100"}} Badminton came from a child's game called battledore and shuttlecock, in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. The game was called "POONA" in India during the 18th Cent…

6. Billiards — 2016-06-23 11:09:55

   …" class="right" title="Traditional Billiard Table" width="400" }} The game of table **Billiards**, a cue sport for two players on a green baize cloth covered table with pockets, has various forms from the 15th century in Europe. But what is kno…

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