- Aluminium — 2023-10-04 16:04:17
…English chemist born in Penzance, [[Cornwall]] [[England]], discovered that aluminium could be isolated by electrolytic reduction from alumina (aluminium oxide). The name **Aluminium** was eventually given by Davy replacing //alumium//. Davy was a…
- Roundabout — 2021-08-16 09:58:53
…the fact the traffic is flowing more freely. Pennsylvania Transport Department has shown that roundabouts result in 90% reduction in fatalities, 76% reduction in injuries and 35% reduction in all crashes. When there is a collision on a roundabout th…
- Antiseptic — 2021-08-12 20:38:14
…**. Lister successfully introduced carbolic acid to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds, which led to a reduction in infections and made surgery safer for patients. Lister was appalled that a surgeon was not required to wash his han…