1. Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35

   …and water, floating on a layer of air. This would reduce friction between the surface and the vehicle. ^^"The Admiralty said it was a plane and not a boat, the Royal Air Force said it was a boat and not a plane, the Army were plain not interest…
   …convinced the Ministry of Supply to back his project. He had a hard time trying to convince the military: the Admiralty said it was a plane not a boat; the RAF said it was a boat not a plane; and the Army were "plain not interested". The irony…

2. Telephone — 2023-09-23 15:57:07

   … Elisha Gray claims he too invented the telephone, but Bell got to the patent office an hour or so before he did. It is said that Antonio Meucci also succeeded with the invention before Bell. Because Bell had the patent, he had the right to b…

3. ATM — 2023-09-23 12:02:41

   …ef general manager of Barclays Bank. Shepherd-Barron 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="…

4. Winston Churchill — 2023-08-27 16:11:42

   …="book" items="1594161631" }}>> His British Bulldog virtues pulled the country behind him. Of the Battle of Britain he said //**"Never was so much owed by so many to so few"**// a pivotal air battle against the German Luftwaffe. == VE Day == …

5. Full Breakfast — 2022-05-20 12:26:19

   …reakfast is a centuries old British breakfast tradition dating back at least to the 1300's, just about when the British said goodbye to the French, //'Au Revoir'//. === Full English Breakfast === {{Image url="Full_English_Breakfast.jpg" class=…

6. Antibiotics — 2021-08-20 10:41:08

   …hylococcus aureus **bacteria that had been worn down or killed by mold growing on the same plate or petri dish. Fleming said: "When I woke up just after dawn on September 28, 1928, I certainly didn't plan to revolutionise all medicine by discov…

7. Dinosaur — 2021-08-12 20:42:55

   …n == As a young man Owen recognised the fossils found at the Jurassic coast shared a number of distinctive features. He said they were **terrible lizards**. A diverse family of awesome animals that deserved their own distinct taxonomic group - …

8. Sandwich — 2021-08-08 20:40:14

   …> The word sandwich has since taken on many uses. When something or someone is stuck between two other objects they are said to be 'sandwiched'. I wonder what expression they used before the ''sandwich'' was born? <<{{Image url="Sandwichsign.j…

9. Salicylic acid — 2021-08-08 18:32:13

   …for the discovery and chemical structure of aspirin, and the development of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, aka NSAIDs, that are still useful after {{Datediff from="25/4/1753" }} years in treating inflammatory pain and fevers. == Stone…

10. Patent Leather — 2021-01-31 22:10:03

    … of late obtained a patent for preparing leather in a certain way that he has discovered, by means of which, leather is said to be rendered perfectly impervious to water, and when soiled, requires only to be wiped with a sponge to restore it to…

11. Railway — 2020-11-30 12:55:52

    … {{Image url="TrevithickPuffingDevil.jpg" class="right" title="Trevithick Puffing Devil" width="300" }}No one person is said to have invented railway transportation but there are several people that helped move the early wagonways, that were us…

12. Sport — 2020-11-30 00:32:47

    …the 1760s and the world-famous Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) was founded in 1787. The beginnings of modern cricket is said to be to be 1787, when the Marylebone Cricket Club also known MCC was created. The MCC has since then gone on to become…

13. Vacuum cleaner — 2020-10-11 23:24:10

    … side. '''Booth''' asked the '''American inventor''' why he did not use suction instead of blowing. The angry inventor said that sucking dust was impossible, but Booth could not let go of his idea. On returning home he decided to test his idea…

14. Cricket — 2020-08-26 21:18:47

    …Rules and International == {{Image url="Cricketball.jpg" class="left" width="100"}}The beginnings of modern cricket is said to be to be 1787, when the Marylebone Cricket Club also known MCC was created. The MCC has since then gone on to become…

15. Bicycle — 2020-08-15 09:22:15

    …0s]] In 1885 Starley produced the first modern style bicycle, the **//Rover// Safety Bicycle**. //Cycling Magazine// said the 'Rover' had 'set the pattern to the world' for future bicycles. {{toc}} == The Safety Bicycle == The modern //safe…

16. Cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner — 2020-08-15 09:18:21

    …the best-selling vacuum cleaner in the UK. == Competition Regrets == Hoover's vice president for Europe, Mike Rutter, said on U.K. national TV, "I do regret that Hoover as a company did not take the product technology off Dyson; it would have…

17. Cloning — 2020-08-06 15:26:49

    …stitute, university of Edinburgh in [[Scotland]]. Dolly was born 5th July 1996. On the choice the sheep's name Wilmut said ^^"Dolly is derived from a mammary gland cell and we couldn't think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Part…

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