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Airport — 2023-10-11 15:23:36
…e plane to open water ready for take-off. Between the wars, the Solent area in [[Hampshire]] became a hub for aircraft production to meet the growing civilian air transportation sector. {{Image url="Saunders-Roe_Princess.jpg" class="left" title="F…
Carbonated water — 2023-10-09 23:52:55
…his second voyage to the Pacific, in hope of its ability to alleviate scurvy. Unfortunately this didn't work. == Mass Production == {{Image url="SodaDrink.jpg" class="right" title="Soda Drink" width="250" }} Priestley’s paper would however captur…
…his initial success in Switzerland, Schweppe moved his company to [[England]] in **1792** where he set up his first mas production factory in London at 141 Drury Lane.…
Internal Combustion Engine — 2023-10-09 23:51:33
…retor. {{Image url="Hornsby-Akroyd-Engine.jpg" class="left" title="Hornsby-Akroyd Engine" width="400" }} == Into mass Production == Akroyd-Stuart's engines were built from **26 June 1891** by Richard Hornsby and Sons, a large manufacturer of steam …
Lever Brothers — 2023-10-09 23:43:45
… }} They first called their product 'Honey Soap' then later named it "**Sunlight Soap**". The product sold quickly and production soon reached 450 tons per week by 1888, within a decade it is on sale in **134 countries**. Larger premises were built…
Marshall Amplification — 2023-10-07 09:45:58
…re powered by [[Vacuum_Tube| Vacuum tubes]] and produced a tone that some musicians still favour today. So the Marshall production facility, sited in Bletchley, England, still uses "valves". ::c:: == Recognition == {{Image url="MArshallLemmy.jpg" c…
Vacuum Tube — 2023-09-23 15:57:19
…echnology today. This invention made possible or improved: ~[[Radio]] ~[[Television]] ~[[Radar]] ~Sound recording and reproduction ~Telephone networks, ~Analogue and Digital computers == War Needs == The outbreak of World War 2 was a key point in …
Electric Generator — 2023-09-23 12:04:37
…lectric transformer**. /* In a second series of experiments in September he discovered magneto-electric induction: the production of a steady electric current. To do this, Faraday attached two wires through a sliding contact to a copper disc. By rot…
ATM — 2023-09-23 12:02:41
… asked him for 90 seconds to pitch his idea for a cash machine. He said, 'Come and see me on Monday morning'. == Into Production == {{Image url="FirstATMWithdrawal.jpg" class="left" title="First ever ATM Withdrawal by actor Reg Varney" width="300"…
Worcestershire Sauce — 2023-09-18 19:06:46
… sauce seem unique and possibly invented the events to make their sauce stand out from the competition. == Commercial Production == {{Image url="JohnWheeleyLea.jpg" class="left" title="John Wheeley Lea" width="270" }} **Lea and Perrins** decided to…
Mousetrap — 2023-08-31 23:02:31
…bly grateful now. The contract terms of the play stipulate that //no film adaptation can be produced until the West End production has been closed for at least six months.// == Top Author == Agatha Christie is also the worlds **most translated** aut…
Electric Car — 2023-08-27 16:16:21
…eath_place="Ironbridge" }} === Thomas Parker 1884 === ~-[[CategoryTransport]]:[[CategoryIndustry]]:[[1800s]] The first production Electric Vehicle **EV** car was made by Thomas Parker in 1884. {{toc}} == Inventive genius == Parker was a very invent…
Loudspeaker — 2021-11-07 21:26:37
…lify recorded music, that was still in its infancy, but telephone communication was pushing the need for better audio reproduction. Lodge's cone loudspeaker, which he referred to as a "bellowing telephone", used the basic principle of the conventio…
Heroin — 2021-08-20 11:14:28
…oin' an analgesic and "sedative for coughs" in 1888. But when its addictive quality became a problem , Bayer ceased its production in 1913.…
Workmate — 2021-08-20 11:10:56
… was an instant hit. Black & Decker saw the potential and took on exclusive rights of the Workmate in 1973 and started production. To date more than '''60 Million''' Workmates have been sold. @@{{adsense}}@@ …
Steel — 2021-08-12 20:31:45
…essemerConvertor.jpg" class="left" title="Bessemer Convertor" width="500" }} Bessemer Converter was instrumental in the production of armaments. Guns, cannons and warships became relatively inexpensive to produce. Steel frames could now be used to bu…
Adjustable Spanner — 2021-08-10 08:22:45
…rl="BahcoClyburn.jpg" class="right" title="Bahco Clyburn" width="450" }} Clyburns adjustable spanner design remained in production in Birmingham factories and worldwide, and appeared in tool catalogues up until about **1964**. Today the adjustable c…
Chocolate Bar — 2021-08-09 22:11:02
…r that launched the new smooth chocolate process and is now the //oldest chocolate confectionery bar//, and is still in production. == Easter Eggs == Fry's also invented the **Chocolate Easter Egg** which is now common throughout the world and popu…
Can — 2021-08-09 21:53:19
…anging and life saving invention. {{Image url="Tincan.jpg" class="left" title="Soup can" width="150" }} == Improved Production == In 1813 **John Hall** and **Bryan Dorkin** acquired the Durand patent and opened the first commercial canning facto…
…ble was later merged into Crosse & Blackwells. The patent was re-sold in America some six years later in 1818. == Mass Production == In 1846, **Henry Evans** invents a machine that can manufacture tin cans at a rate of sixty (60) per hour, a signifi…
Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46
…ng a blast furnace fueled by coke rather than charcoal to produce high-grade iron. This was a major step forward in the production of iron as a raw material for the Industrial Revolution. {{{toc}}}{{amazon type="menu" items="Darby, Industrial Revolut…
Sparkling Wine — 2021-08-08 20:32:53
…ed, and so exploding bottles were an occupational hazard of winemaking. Sir Robert Mansell obtained a monopoly on glass production in England in the early 17th century and industrialised the process; his coal-powered factories in Newcastle upon Tyne …
…induce a secondary fermentation in wine without the risk of blowing up the bottle that was a huge hazard in French wine production. == Anglais 'Champagne' == {{ image url="Vineyard.jpg" class="right" tilte="Three Choirs English vineyard"}} The fir…
Toothbrush — 2021-01-28 15:14:07
…e. Addis starting mass-producing his contraption after leaving prison in Whitechapel, east [[London]], [[England]]. == Production == His business boomed having to move premises. William died a wealthy man in 1808 leaving business to his eldest son, …
Petroleum — 2020-12-03 01:07:44
…first truly **commercial oil-works and oil refinery in the world.** In **1852** Young took out a **US patent** for the production of paraffin oil by distillation of coal. == Worldwide Demand == Many entrepreneurs sought to emulate Young's success a…
Jet airliner — 2020-11-30 22:29:36
…*British de Havilland Comet** which first flew in 1949 and entered service in 1952. The **DH 106 Comet** was the first production commercial jetliner. It was developed and manufactured by de Havilland at its Hatfield Aerodrome, [[Hertfordshire]], […
Pop Rivet — 2020-08-17 14:41:51
… of the assembly making it a very labour intensive, time consuming task. The "Pop" rivet freed up workers and increased production. This was particularly useful in Aircraft manufacture. == Naval and Aircraft == Wylie was an engineer and Royal Navy …
…] also began manufacturing the "Pop" rivet as war increased the need for aircraft. {{tag ids="Rivet Aviation Engineer Production"}}…
Linoleum — 2020-08-17 08:43:03
…tually calling it **Linoleum**, derived from the Latin words “linum” (“flax”) and “oleum” (“oil”). == Production == {{Image url="LinoleumStaines.jpg" class="right" title="Linoleum sculpture in Staines" width="" }} In **1864**, he fo…
Jet Engine — 2020-08-15 08:35:25
…ale development was immediately sent to Power Jets, later a number of tenders to various companies were asked to set up production lines for up to 3,000 engines a month in 1942, all of a sudden the Government could find the money. Manufacturing of th…
…o GAC (Gloster Aircraft Company) for an aircraft to test Whittles jet engine. Rover was unable to deliver the first W.1 production engine before Gloster's experimental airframe was ready. So manufacturing started at GAC Brockworth near Gloucester, b…
Milk of Magnesia — 2020-08-09 19:55:03
…e oral liquid had proved difficult. {{Image url="FluidMagnesia.jpg" class="left" title="Fluid Magnesia" width="" }} == Production == Murray patented a production process for ‘fluid magnesia’ as a mild laxative and antacid, setting up a factory …
Disc Brakes — 2020-08-09 19:54:18
…ster Motor Company. {{Image url="DiscBrake.jpg" class="left" title="Disc Brake" width="" }} == Patents Galore == As production increased Fred developed many improvements for their automobiles including his disk brake system. The discs were thin a…
Viagra — 2017-06-01 14:56:53
…er decided to market the drug as an erectile enhancer. Wood and Dunn established the process to turn it into a pill and production was off. March 27th 1998, the FDA approved Viagra as the first drug to treat impotence. Between 1999 and 2001 sales ann…
Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25
…xt to the office where he worked to pursue his ideas. With this move, Elliot and Hornby became partners. ::c:: == Into Production == {{Image url="Meccano_logo.jpg" width="600" }} With the financial assistance of his partner, "**Mechanics Made Easy**…
Whisky — 2016-05-26 10:22:03
…n gathering steam between 11th and 13th century. But records show that Ancient Celts practiced distillation during the production of their **"uisge beatha"** (//water of life//). Through the decades the process was perfected to become the world le…
…aders in production of quality whisky. == Enter the Thirsty Monks == {{Image url="WhiskyJohnCor.jpg" class="right" title="Friar John Cor"…
… James IV, making **Lindores Abbey** the (unofficial) birthplace of Scotch whisky. But it was still a mainly monastic production and when King Henry VIII of England dissolved the monasteries in 1541 production was forced underground and overnight. …

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