- Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36
… were many early disasters. The most important refinement to the high pressure engine at this point was the safety valve, which releases excess pressure. Reliable and safe operation came only with a…
- Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35
…ft which proved his ideas were correct. He was not surprised. The modified punt he used had a special pump 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…
- Bouncing bomb — 2023-09-23 12:03:28
…stry. 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" width="500"…
- Sparkling Wine — 2021-08-08 20:32:53
…0" }} === Sir Kenelm Digby 1663 === In 1663 Sir Kenelm Digby invented the first wine bottle capable of withstanding the pressure of fermenting wine. Digby owned a glass works. His new manufacturing technique involved a coal furnace, made hotter th…
… 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 an occupational hazard of winemaking. Sir Robert Mansell obtained a monopoly … - Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10
…stration at '''St. Pancras Station''' of a new cleaning machine for railway carriages. This machine had a bunch of high-pressure jets that blew air into carpets in the hope of getting the dust to fly from one side of the carriage into a dustbox on …
- Hydraulics — 2020-08-17 13:24:35
…ery heavy weight. The plunger was raised, drawing in water, then the downward force of the weight created the hydraulic pressure. The cranes were efficient powerful AND pollution free. …
- Speedfit — 2017-05-11 00:37:50
…ed with air compressor fittings these useful quick connect/disconnect fittings are used for oil and water even at mains pressure and high temperatures. These fittings have revolutionized tube connection especially for domestic plumbing. Now any no…
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This month 28 years ago the world lost P. L. Travers - 19 April 1882.
This month 142 years ago the world lost Charles Darwin - 23 April 1616.
This month 408 years ago the world lost William Shakespeare - 05 April 1811.
This month 213 years ago the world lost Robert Raikes - 30 April 1792.
This month 231 years ago the world lost John Montagu - 11 April 2008.
This month 16 years ago the world lost Peter Hobbs - 10 April 2013.
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This month 23 years ago the world lost Harold Ridley - Trouser Press. 100 years ago July 8 1924 Peter Corby was born
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