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  1. Modern Farming — 2023-10-09 23:44:30
    …ook" items="1166260496" }}<< Jethro Tull wrote a book “**Horse hoeing husbandry**” for farmers but it would take almost a hundred years before farmers widely adopted his proposals and technologies. He wrote the book in **1731**. Jethro adv…
  2. Phototherapy — 2023-10-09 23:41:51
    …ubin into a form that the body can excrete in the urine and faeces. Phototherapy for jaundiced babies, is now used in almost every hospital in the world, resulting from a simple observation by Cremer in 1956 aided by Sister Ward. It is widely …
  3. Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36
    … boilers were now likely to fail 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. Re…
  4. Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51
    …he committee, A.P. Rowe. The demonstration was a success: on several occasions a clear signal was seen from the bomber. Most importantly, the prime minister, **Stanley Baldwin**, was kept quietly informed of radar's progress. == Increasing the…
  5. Portland Cement — 2023-10-08 00:16:46
    …ra-house.jpg" class="right" width="200" }}||{{Image url="Severn_dam.jpg" class="right" width="200" }}|| Concrete is the most widely used construction material. Roads, bridges, schools, foundations of buildings, driveways and large office buildi…
  6. Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35
    …was invented and patented by the English inventor Christopher Cockerell (1910 - 1999) in **1956.** {{{toc}}} One of the most successful inventions of the 20th century, the Hovercraft, was originally tested in **1955** using an empty ""KiteKat""…
    … to blow high pressure air down under and around the rim of the craft. == Military == A strong rubber curtain regained most of the air, hence creating lift. Cockerell had set up a company, Ripplecraft, to develop his ideas further and in 1955 …
    …ane; and the Army were "plain not interested". The irony is that it has been the Marines who have taken the hovercraft most seriously, with over 100 giant craft now in use in America and 250 in the Soviet Union, many used in recent conflicts. …
  7. LCD — 2023-09-23 15:53:09
    …e foresight of Ben Sturgeon, their Research Director. Many companies exploited George’s materials in their LCDs, the most successful being large** Japanese** corporations. {{Image url="Early_seiko_watch.jpg" class="left" title="Early seiko…
  8. Bouncing bomb — 2023-09-23 12:03:28
    … industry. Destroying a dam wall with conventional bombs has very little impact. The weakest point of a dam where the most pressure is deep underwater. ::c:: {{image url="Dambuster.jpg" class="left" title="Lancaster dropping bouncing bomb" wi…
  9. Automatic watch — 2023-09-23 12:03:07
    …tent** on 16 October 1923. ::c:: == Sealed Watch == Recognizing that dust and dampness were decisive factors leading to most wrist watches inaccuracy and functional problems, Harwood looked to develop a watch with a winding mechanism inside the…
  10. Worcestershire Sauce — 2023-09-18 19:06:46
    …tarting to appeal to customers and nearby rival chemists like **Twinberrow and Evans** had good sales in sauces. It is most likely that **Lea & Perrins** needed to make their sauce seem unique and possibly invented the events to make their sau…
    …es including one at Kidderminster and another at Cheltenham. == Spin Offs == The **Bloody Mary**, one of the world's most popular cocktails was created in 1921, when **Fernand Petiot**, the barman at the fashionable 'Harry's New York Bar' in…
  11. Mousetrap — 2023-08-31 23:02:31
    …e West End production has been closed for at least six months.// == Top Author == Agatha Christie is also the worlds **most translated** author and the second best fiction author after William [[Shakespeare]]. {{Tag ids="Longest running auth…
  12. Thoroughbred Horse — 2022-08-29 09:12:34
    …breds are also popular for show jumping, dressage, hunting, polo. The English Thoroughbred has since been introduced to most countries, where it is bred for racing or used to improve local breeds. …
  13. Cheesecake — 2022-05-20 12:28:32
    …cheesecake, but the English medieval cookbook, **[[Lasagne | The Forme of Cury]]** from 1390, has the first recipe that most resembles the modern cheesecake. == Original Recipe == {{Image url="Sambocade.JPG" class="left" title="From:The For…
  14. British Empire — 2022-05-20 08:45:03
    … is approximately a **quarter** of the Earth’s total land area, and controlled more than **530 million people** – almost a **quarter** of the world’s population at the time. With colonies in every continent. {{image url="British_Empire…
  15. Rotating Boat Lift — 2022-05-03 17:19:08
    …ere linked by a flight of 11 locks over 115 ft difference in height, it required 3,500 tonnes of water per run and took most of a day to pass through the flight. == Design == {{Image url="FalkirkWheelAnim.gif" class="right" title="Falkirk Whee…
  16. Cheddar cheese — 2022-05-03 17:03:04
    …Image url="CheddarCheese.jpg" class="right" title="Cheddar Cheese" width="400" }} **Cheddar cheese** is the **world's** most popular variety of cheese. Originating in the village of **Cheddar** in [[Somerset]], [[England]]. The cheese was tr…
  17. KitKat — 2022-05-03 17:00:51
    …ate KitKat was reintroduced. == Record Breaker == In 2010 the Guinness Book of Records certified #%KitKat#% as the ** most sold chocolate brand across the world ** when it was sold in 72 countries. Today more than 17 billion #% KitKat #% fing…
  18. Television — 2021-11-06 16:35:18
    …88" Birth_place="Helensburgh" Death_date="14 Jun 1946" Death_place="Bexhill-on-Sea" }} Baird was a Scottish engineer, most famous for being the first person to demonstrate a working television. John Logie Baird was born on 14 August 1888 in …
    …Helensburgh on the west coast of [[Scotland]], the son of a clergyman. Dogged by ill health for most of his life, he nonetheless showed early signs of ingenuity, rigging up a telephone exchange to connect his bedroom to …
  19. Postage Stamp — 2021-11-06 16:32:56
    …1807 Rowland Hill became a student-teacher at his father's school. As a sideline Rowland was also an inventor, although most of his ideas were never used. …
  20. Hip Replacement — 2021-08-20 11:18:03
    …}} years on == The total hip replacement operation is seen as a landmark in 20th-century surgery, and is now one of the most performed elective surgical procedures in the world. Each year 35,000 hips are replaced in England and Wales on the NHS…
  21. Titanic — 2021-08-20 11:12:19
    …]] {{image url="Titanic.jpg" class="right" title="Titanic" width="" }} {{toc}} === White Star Line 1912 === Perhaps the most famous ship ever built by the White Star Line shipping company of Liverpool England. Work on Titanic started on 31 Mar…
    …ass'. These magnificent vessels were the industrial marvels of their age and Titanic was to be the biggest, fastest and most luxurious liner yet. == The Boast == She was touted as the safest ship ever built, 'unsinkable', so safe that only 20…
    …as barely enough to accommodate half her 2,200 passengers and crew. == The Splendour == The RMS Titanic was one of the most opulent liners to have ever been built and the largest steamship in the world. Titanic set sail from Southampton on her…
  22. Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51
    …oducer, writer, director, and composer who is widely regarded as the greatest comic artist of the screen and one of the most important figures in motion-picture history. At the height of his fame he was the **most internationally recognized per…
  23. Miss World — 2021-08-20 10:50:22
    …nting United Kingdom" width="300" }} The BBC started to broadcast the Miss World show in 1959. It became one of the the most popular shows in Britain. The pageant is now broadcast in over 140 countries. Eric Morley died in 2000 and his wife …
  24. James Bond — 2021-08-20 10:49:07
    ….ianflemingcentre.com| Ian Fleming]] == James Bond 007 == The official 007 series is the '''longest running''' and '''most successful movie franchise''' in history. Spanning 26 films over a 50 year period. {{Image url="Drnono.jpg" class="lef…
  25. Beatles — 2021-08-20 10:46:43
    …[Music]]::[[Entertainment]]::[[1900s]] {{Image url="Beatles.jpg" class="right" title="Beatles" width="" }} Probably the most popular and even successful band in history. Formed in Liverpool [[Lancashire]], [[England ]]. === Liverpool England …
    …l Invasion == They held and still hold many records in the music industry. ~- Biggest All-Times Sales. 600 million. ~- Most No.1 Singles On UK Charts (Band): 17. ~- Most No.1 Singles On US Charts: 20. ~- Most No.1 Albums On UK Charts. 15. ~- M…
    …ost US Chart No. 1 Albums: 19. ~- Most US consecutive No.1 Albums: 8. ~- Most UK consecutive No.1 Singles: 11. ~- Most US cumulative weeks at No.1 Albums: 132. ~- Most Albums in the US Top 200 simultaneously: 11. ~- Most recorded song , '…
  26. Antibiotics — 2021-08-20 10:41:08
    …llin == British scientist Alexander Fleming was working in his laboratory at St. Mary’s Hospital in [[London]] when almost by accident, he discovered a naturally growing substance that could attack certain bacteria. Fleming observed colonies …
  27. Intraocular Lens — 2021-08-20 10:40:24
    …er, they set their prices **as high as possible.** == Recognition in the End == Intraocular lens implant is now the **most commonly performed** eye surgical procedure. **More than 6 million lenses are implanted every year.** Ridley gave this …
  28. Vitamins — 2021-08-16 09:52:16
    …s) and maybe why Australians call us **Pomes** (Pomegranates). But Lind had made the link between vitamins and health almost 200 years before Fletcher. /* event_date="May 1747" James Lind conducted the first clinical trial to confirm that citr…
  29. Automatic Kettle — 2021-08-14 20:44:42
    … {{image url="K2a.jpg" class="left" title="K2a" width="200" }} At the rear of the appliance was a bimetallic strip thermostat, and when water boiled, steam was forced through an aperture in the lid to the strip, which knocked the switch off. I…
    …xamples 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_Hobbs.jpg" Who="Peter Hobbs"…
    … developing new products while Hobbs concentrated on sales. {{Tag ids="Kettle Automatic kitchen appliance K1 Boil thermostat bimetallic"}} …
  30. Agatha Christie — 2021-08-14 20:41:37
    …lished her first book, //The Mysterious Affair at Styles//, in **1920**. **Poirot** and **Miss Marple** are Christie's most well-known detectives. Agatha was one of Britain's first stand-up surfers. Christie did not have a formal education a…
    …reaking [[Mousetrap | play]]. Christie died on January 12, 1976. == Top Author == Agatha Christie is also the worlds **most translated** author and the second best fiction author after William [[Shakespeare]]. {{tag ids="Torquay 1890 Writer …
  31. Saline Drip — 2021-08-12 20:46:29
    … Board of Health notifying them of his intention to begin the treatment intravenously. The patients began to respond almost immediately. The results of Latta's experiments were published in The Lancet on 23 June 1832 and this life saving solut…
    …d into a vein connected to a saline drip" width="300" }} == Still Relevant == The saline drip principle is one of the most important hospital procedures with little changed in the basic mechanism in {{datediff from="23 May 1832" }} years. It…
  32. Antiseptic — 2021-08-12 20:38:14
    …dramatically. This led to the rise of sterile surgery. On the centenary of his death, in 2012, Lister was considered by most in the medical field as "the father of modern surgery". == Legacy == {{image url="Listerine.jpg" class="right" title="…
  33. Hypodermic Syringe — 2021-08-12 20:33:54
    …ugs into a vein. Up to that time, it had not been considered possible to administer drugs through the skin, and for the most part, drugs could only be administered orally. …
  34. Rubber — 2021-08-12 20:24:10
    …rted an "elastic works" to manufacture items using the rubber springs. == Mastication == In 1820 Hancock invented his most important device: the '''rubber masticator'''. He designed a machine with revolving teeth that tore up rubber scraps. T…
  35. Pub — 2021-08-09 21:19:14
    …n1.jpg" title="Typical Pub sign" class="left" width="280" }} The naming of the pubs is always amusing to visitors. The most common name for a pub today is **‘The Red Lion’**. The name originates from the time of **James VI** of Scotland wh…
  36. Sandwich — 2021-08-08 20:40:14
    … Montagu" birth_date="13/11/1718" birth_place="" death_date="30/4/1792" death_place="" }} {{toc}} The sandwich, is the most popular world-wide fast food. The word sandwich that we use today was born in [[London]] [[England]] during the very …
  37. Sparkling Wine — 2021-08-08 20:32:53
    …kle into wine}} == Natural Sparkle == Spontaneous secondary fermentation 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…
  38. Plywood — 2021-08-08 18:44:16
    …ood-working machines for sawing, planing and block-making. In 1793 Bentham took out what has been called //"one of the most remarkable patents ever issued by the British Patents Office"//, because it automated the whole process of woodworking …
  39. Salicylic acid — 2021-08-08 18:32:13
    …r marketed by Bayer under the name Aspirin from Spiraea for the plant group. == Worldwide == Today it is probably the most widely used drug. ^^"There are no countries in which it is unknown, unappreciated, or unavailable" Berton Roueché 19…
  40. Vaccination — 2021-08-07 23:07:23
    …age of 14, he was apprenticed to a local surgeon and then trained in London. In 1772, he returned to Berkeley and spent most the rest of his career as a doctor in his native town. == Terrifying Disease == In the the 20th century alone, it is e…
  41. Marmite — 2021-04-03 10:38:16
    … was founded in Burton-on-Trent. Alfred Oxford had taken out several patents in the closing years of the 19th century, most of which were for animal feeds. All were based on recycling the waste yeast from the huge brew-ing industry in the area…
    …e for **vegetarians**. If you know a fussy person who says 'Oh no, I can't stand Marmite' offer them a '**Twiglet**', most people quite happily eat a Twiglet even though they are coated in a yeast extract. There are now many imitators but Ma…
  42. DNA Forensics — 2021-01-22 08:47:52
    …enetic finger printing. What is so beneficial for crime investigation is that DNA for profiling can be extracted from almost any human cell, including blood, semen, skin, saliva, mucus, perspiration, roots of hair, and even old and dried out sa…
  43. Golf — 2020-11-30 16:29:33
    …as first played officially throughout [[Scotland]] from 1502, when the ban was lifted. === Edinburgh Scotland 1502 === Most of the early references to golf in Scottish official records are either to ban it or to condemn those playing it. The f…
  44. Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52
    …tle="George Stephenson" width="240" }} Stephenson was a pioneering railway engineer and inventor of the 'Rocket', the most famous early railway locomotive. George Stephenson was born on 9 June 1781 near Newcastle-upon-Tyne [[Northumberland]]…
  45. Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47
    … 1787, when the Marylebone Cricket Club also known MCC was created. The MCC has since then gone on to become one of the most prominent bodies in world cricket The first official International match was held between Canada and United States in t…
    …lly throughout [[Scotland]] from 1502, when the ban was lifted. {{Image url="Golf_Ball.jpg" class="right" width="100"}} Most of the early references to golf in Scottish official records are either to ban it or to condemn those playing it. The f…
  46. Cricket — 2020-08-26 21:18:47
    …= Origins == The origins of cricket are very vague, and many theories have been put forward suggesting its origins. The most likely fore runner is Stoolball that dates back to the 1400s, but it is without doubt, very English. == Beginnings == …
    … 1787, when the Marylebone Cricket Club also known MCC was created. The MCC has since then gone on to become one of the most prominent bodies in world cricket The first official International match was held between Canada and United States in t…
  47. Gravity — 2020-08-06 08:19:13
    … gravitation. These laws are math formulas that explain how objects move when a force acts on them. Isaac published his most famous book, Principia, in 1687 while he was a mathematics professor at Trinity College, Cambridge. == Principia 1687…
  48. Greenwich Meridian — 2020-08-06 08:03:21
    …meridian is an imaginary point on the earth that the sun crosses each day at noon. It provides a fix for longitude, the most important being 0° longitude that is in Greenwich [[London]]. It is the home of world time and the point where east m…
  49. Rubber Band — 2020-06-28 12:40:44
    …" title="Rubber Bands" width="400" }} == Thousands of uses == The humble rubber band has gone on to become one of the most versatile of inventions. From holding lids on to holding clothing in place. Golf balls to catapults and what would th…
  50. Underground Railway — 2019-10-23 19:35:16
    …s="right" title="Charles Pearson " width="300" }}He persuaded the City Corporation to put up money and was probably the most important figure in the underground’s creation. Unfortunately he never got to see his dream as he died of dropsy on 1…
  51. Angus Cattle — 2019-08-31 10:40:52
    …ons. In America, Canada and Australia it is very popular - it is the primary beef breed in the USA and it is by far the most important beef breed in New Zealand. Herds have been established in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Ar…
  52. Paternoster — 2018-09-18 13:06:34
    …ining paternoster in Sheffield University. Oriel Chambers building, designed by Peter Ellis, remains one of finest and most influential architectural design of its age. One of the first office buildings to use an iron framework structure, its …
  53. Stonehenge — 2018-01-26 21:52:34
    …er than a 3 storey building and weighing more than a 6 African elephants. ::cl:: == Legacy == Stonehenge is one of the most impressive prehistoric megalithic monuments in the world on account of the sheer size of its megaliths, the sophisticat…
  54. Thriller — 2017-05-19 15:12:25
    …mage url="Thrillercover.jpg" class="left" title="Thriller cover" width="" }} The album also holds the record for the **most weeks at No. 1 **on the Billboard 200 chart: 37 weeks – Thriller, Michael Jackson, 2/26/1983. He also wrote 'Rock …
  55. Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25
    …ol [[England]]" death_date="21/9/1936" Invented="Meccano" }} [[CategoryInventions]] == Meccano == Is one of the world's most popular toys. === Frank Hornby 1901 === **Hornby** was born on 15 May 1863 in Liverpool [[Lancashire]], [[England]…
  56. Harrier Jump Jet — 2017-01-18 16:14:57
    …ge url="HarrierJet.jpg" class="right" title="Harrier Jump Jet" width="400" }} The **Harrier Jump Jet** is the first and most successful jet fighter aircraft capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) due to the perfection of its …
  57. Beatrix Potter — 2016-07-23 14:22:52
    … on the true story of a Gloucester tailor, **John Pritchard**, who came to work one morning to discover a waistcoat - almost finished - with a note saying "no more twist" pinned to it. In May 1894 when Beatrix Potter was staying with her cousi…
  58. Jimi Hendrix Experience — 2016-06-02 09:48:10
    …ience == {{Image url="HendrixExperience.jpg" class="right" title="Hendrix Experience" width="250" }} One of the world's most influential rock bands was formed in [[London ]] 1966. /* event_date="1966" Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed */ Ji…

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