- Vacuum Flask — 2023-10-09 23:46:28
…ention was brought to consumers in '''**1904**''' when it was realised the 'Thermos' could be used equally well to keep liquids for consumption hot as well as cold. It had double walls with a vacuum between and silvering on the inner walls helpe…
- LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09
…did not require the presence of impurities, and George focused on finding new materials for this. == Background == The liquid crystal materials known then had to be heated to 70ºC or more, usually decomposed in a few minutes and were rather vis…
…iphenyl compounds" width="400" }} George’s defining achievement was to use his deep knowledge and long experience of liquid crystals to eliminate this linkage entirely and to synthesise a number of biphenyl molecules, with a cyano group at one…
…kyl chain of a defined length at the other. == Cyanobiphenyl Compounds == Three of these cyanobiphenyl compounds were liquid crystalline over a narrow interval at around room temperature and these were revealed to the world {{Datediff from="22/…
…ow viscosity, proved extremely stable (as George had predicted) and, formulated as eutectic mixtures, they could remain liquid crystalline from -10ºC to +60ºC. These were **patented** and subsequently licensed by the MOD, through the aegis of… - Pneumatic Tyre — 2022-05-03 16:45:33
…f making the boy's tricycle more comfortable by fitting it with inflated tubes, made of canvas and bonded together with liquid rubber. == Patent == He patented this idea on 7 December **1888**, using the word 'pneumatic' for the first time [See…
- Ice Cream Cone — 2021-08-14 20:22:38
…atent for an improved ice cream machine that could freeze a pint of ice cream in five minutes. She also suggested using liquid nitrogen to make ice cream, now the //in-thing//. She fell from a horse in 1904 and never fully recovered. She died in…
- Horlicks — 2021-08-12 20:30:08
…malted drink would be suitable for infants. They experimented in the granary at Ruardean mixing fresh milk with wort, a liquid extracted from malted barley and wheat during the brewing process. The mixture was then reduced to granules by slowly r…
- Pub — 2021-08-09 21:19:14
…them all!** The 'Pub', short for **Public House**, has a very long history. The Brits have been drinking a beer like liquid since at least the Bronze Age, but it was the arrival of the Romans that the first **Taverns** began to appear. Origina…
- Fire Extinguisher — 2021-08-09 21:05:28
…dfrey **from [[England]]. His idea was more of a 'sledge hammer' approach. It consisted of a cask of fire-extinguishing liquid containing a pewter chamber of gunpowder. This was connected with a system of fuses which were ignited, exploding the g…
- Petroleum — 2020-12-03 01:07:44
…produced artificially. After many experiments Young found that by slow distillation he could obtain a number of useful liquids from it, one of which he named paraffin. == First Oil Refinery == {{Image url="ShaleRefinery1850.jpg" class="left-rig…
- Milk of Magnesia — 2020-08-09 19:55:03
…**Milk of Magnesia**. {{Toc}} The antacid effect of Magnesium had been known for some time but making a palatable oral liquid had proved difficult. {{Image url="FluidMagnesia.jpg" class="left" title="Fluid Magnesia" width="" }} == Production ==…