1. Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36

   …in Greenock, [[Scotland]], a seaport on the Firth of Clyde. His father was a shipwright, ship owner and contractor. His mother, Agnes Muirhead, was from a distinguished family and was well-educated. But the story of steam starts much earlier. |…

2. Bob Hope — 2023-09-26 16:57:28

   …and 1903 === His father William Henry Hope was English and a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and his Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer from Barry. They married in April 1891 and lived at 12 Greenwood Street, Barry …

3. Telephone — 2023-09-23 15:57:07

   …burgh, [[Scotland]]. {{toc}} Alexanders invention of the **telephone** was very much influenced by his parents. His mother, who was deaf, was a musician and a painter of portraits. {{Image url="BellCentennialTransmitter.jpg" class="left" tit…

4. Radio — 2023-09-23 15:56:24

   …es (radio). Marconi gained a patent on the system in 1896. Marconi was born in Bologna on 25 April 1874, his **Irish** mother, Annie Jameson was the daughter of Andrew Jameson of Daphne Castle in County Wexford, [[Ireland]] and granddaughter of …
   …ameson, founder of whiskey distillers **Jameson & Sons**. Between the ages of two and six Marconi was brought up by his mother in the English town of Bedford. In Italy he was able to transmit signals over a hill, a distance of approximately 1.5 …
   …r appreciation for his work in Italy, Marconi traveled to London in early **1896** at the age of 21, accompanied by his mother, to seek support for his work. Marconi also spoke fluent English. == 1896 == {{Image url="Marconi_plaque_London_1896.j…

5. Olivia Newton John — 2023-04-06 17:15:33

   … in [[Cambridgeshire]], England on September 26th 1948. Her father, Brinley "Bryn" Newton-John was Welsh and her Jewish mother, Irene Helene was born in Germany but fled during the war. == Australia == Her family emigrated to Australia when sh…
   …e was 5 but her mother encouraged her to pursue her singing career in Britain. ::c:: == Back in Britain == After struggling for several year…

6. Richard Burton — 2021-08-29 20:21:34

   …n, Neath Port Talbot, [[Wales]]. === Pontrhydyfen Wales 1925 === His father was also named Richard Walter Jenkins. His mother, Edith Maude (née Thomas), died on 31 October 1927 at age 44 after giving birth to her **13th** child. He went on to …

7. Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51

   …t. ::c:: == Rags to Riches == Chaplin's life was the ultimate rags to riches tale. His early years were spent with his mother with whom Charlie first appeared on stage with, at the age of five. But this did not provide enough income. Their fath…
   …is childhood going in and out of the workhouse as well as being educated by a range of charitable schools. In 1898, his mother was committed to a mental asylum due to a psychosis caused by syphilis and malnutrition. === Change of Fortune === Cha…

8. Cary Grant — 2021-08-20 10:57:47

   …, Horfield, a suburb of Bristol, [[Gloucestershire ]] [[England]]. When he was 10 years old, Grant was told that his mother was dead while, in fact, she had been committed to an institution by his father. His father, the son of a potter, wor…

9. Agatha Christie — 2021-08-14 20:41:37

   …Clarissa Miller** on the 15th September **1890**, in Torquay, [[Devon]], [[England]]. She was educated at home by her mother, who encouraged her daughter to write. == Christie by Marriage == In 1914, she wed Colonel Archibald Christie, a Royal…

10. Shakespeare — 2020-08-21 08:52:48

    …writer and dramatist in the English language. His father, John Shakespeare, was a glove maker and wool merchant and his mother, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a well-to-do landowner from Wilmcote. Known as the “Bard of Avon” he wrote at lea…

11. TV Black and White Kiss — 2020-08-17 09:07:45

    …e drama was called **"You in Your Small Corner"**. ~& Dave Jordan has just moved to London from Jamaica to be with his mother, who runs a social club in Brixton. Mrs Jordan has ambitions for her only son and is mortified when he starts seeing Te…

12. Cloning — 2020-08-06 15:26:49

    …mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell. Dolly was formed by taking a cell from the udder of her biological mother. She was cloned by Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell. {{toc}} {{image url="DollySheep.jpg" class="left" title="Baaaah" capt…

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