1. Electronic Computer — 2023-10-07 10:38:05

   …rmionic valves]]. Colossus could work at 5000 characters per second with an interval between sprocket holes of 200 microseconds. In this time Colossus performed up to 100 Boolean calculations simultaneously on each of the five tape channels. ||…

2. Stereo — 2023-09-23 15:56:38

   …nematic use was completed by 1935. Blumlein made short test films ( "Trains At Hayes Station", which lasts 5 minutes 11 seconds, and, "The Walking & Talking Film"), his original intent of having the sound follow the actor was fully realised. == W…

3. ATM — 2023-09-23 12:02:41

   …pense money? Later that year, he met with the chief 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 ur…

4. Four-minute Mile — 2021-08-20 10:55:12

   … mile in under four minutes was first achieved on 6 May 1954 by **Roger Bannister** in 3:59.4 that's 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. /* event_date="6 May 1954" Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile. */ For many years, athletes had tried and failed…
   …ossibility//. It became known as the the "four-minute barrier". The world record for a mile stood at 4 minutes and 1.3 seconds, set by Gunder Hagg of Sweden in 1945. {{Image url="Bannister_Iffley_Road_Track_Blue_plaque.JPG" class="left" title="B…
   …Chris Brasher. Bannister took over the lead and passed an unofficial timekeeper at the 1,500-metre mark in 3 minutes 43 seconds, equaling the world’s record for that distance. Bannister pushed on to the mile and passed the finish line. As soon …

5. Powered Flight — 2021-04-05 22:36:49

   …idth="300" }} The fixation of man to want to //fly like a bird// eluded mankind until the Wright brothers flight of 59 seconds in 1903. But there were many men before this event who all contributed to achieve this goal, notably Frenchman **Chanu…
   … Pilchers triplane was rebuilt to test whether it would have flown. The rebuilt plane flew successfully for 1 minute 25 seconds, 26 seconds longer than the **Wright** brothers managed 4 years later in **1903**. [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/…
   …o reserved he did not think his attempt would qualify as 'First powered flight' until the Wright brothers flight of 12 seconds was claimed as a first! ::cl:: {{Image url="RichardPearsePlane.png" class="left" title="Richard Pearse Plane" width="30…

6. Emergency Telephone Number — 2017-07-06 10:16:06

   …0,000 calls a week and more than 30 million calls a year, call handlers still manage to answer 97% of calls within five seconds. == Why 999? == {{Image url="Dialling_999.jpg" class="left" title="Dialling 999" width="" }} Because the phones of the…

7. Beatrix Potter — 2016-07-23 14:22:52

   …s that have been translated into more than 35 languages and sold over **100 million** copies. One book is sold every 15 seconds. Born in Kensington, [[London]], she later moved to **Hill Top Farm** in [[Cumbria]] and on her death bequeathed it, a…

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