1. Telegraph — 2023-09-23 15:56:52

   …e sent along the wire were used to transmit messages. To communicate messages Ronalds had made two identical clock-like machines, each with a moving index or hand, with the alphabet engraved around the dial. >>{{amazon type="book" items="114541177…

2. PIN — 2023-09-23 15:56:10

   …tland ]]" death_date="now" }} The Personal Identification Number was invented by Goodfellow in 1966 to secure cash ATM machines. Referred to as the 'Chip & PIN' system. === James Goodfellow 1966 === James Goodfellow OBE was born in Paisley, [[Sc…

3. ATM — 2023-09-23 12:02:41

   …found the bank doors locked against him. While taking a bath that evening with no spending cash he wondered if vending machines can dispense chocolate bars why couldn't banks have a machine to dispense money? Later that year, he met with the chie…
   …le. ::c:: == The Process == Plastic bank cards with magnetic strips had still to be invented, Shepherd-Barron's early machines used special cheques called "Barclaycash" that were chemically coded with impregnated carbon-14. Customers placed the …
   … services to the industry, and his work on ATMs in particular, he was appointed **OBE.** == Of Note == Previous 'cash machines' like the 'Bankograph' were primarily deposit points. …

4. Steel — 2021-08-12 20:31:45

   …railroad and colonise the western part of the country. Sheet steel could now be used in consumer products like washing machines, electric ovens, refrigerators and the car. By 1914 car manufacturing become the leading consumer of steel.…

5. Sewing Machine — 2021-08-11 11:41:32

   …lass="left" title="Thomas Saint Sewing Machine" width="450" }} **Saint’s** device had many features of today's sewing machines. It had an overhead arm to take the stitching awl and a tensioning system. The awl pierced the material and a forked ro…

6. Lawn Mower — 2021-08-10 08:19:36

   … exercise."// >>{{image url="Sumner_motorised_lawn_mower.jpg" width="300" }}>>One of the first of Budding and Ferrabee machines was used in **Regent's Park Zoological Gardens** in London [[Zoo]], in **1831**. It took another ten years and further …

7. Plywood — 2021-08-08 18:44:16

   … reduces expansion and shrinkage while improving strength. In 1797 Samuel Bentham applied 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…
   …pped a flotilla of ships. == Patents == In 1791 he returned to England and took out his first patent for wood-working machines for sawing, planing and block-making. In 1793 Bentham took out what has been called //"one of the most remarkable pate…
   …ime, was one of the British Navy's biggest expense. One ship might need 1500 pulleys all made by hand. His block making machines developed with Marc Isambard Brunel saved the Admiralty thousands of pounds. Some of these machines were still in regul…

8. Toothbrush — 2021-01-28 15:14:07

   …broad to the US in the 1880’s. By the time WWII came along Addis employed 650 people and the first injection moulding machines were purchased and the first nylon toothbrush was launched (under the Wisdom brand). It stayed in family ownership unt…

9. Hydroelectric Power — 2020-08-17 09:05:43

   …], [[England]]. **William George Armstrong** (1810 – 1900) installed a generator in his home to power labour-saving machines such as laundry equipment and a hydraulic lift in 1870. {{Image url="CragsideHouse.jpg" class="right" alt="Cragside Ho…

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