1. Lever Brothers — 2023-10-09 23:43:45

   …ek by 1888, within a decade it is on sale in **134 countries**. Larger premises were built on the Wirral Peninsula at what was to become **Port Sunlight** "[[Model_Village | Model Village]]" or, self-contained community company village for th…

2. Radar — 2023-10-08 00:18:51

   …were eventually sent to a single large room for mapping. Observers watching the maps would then tell the fighter groups what to do via direct communications. By **1937** the first three stations were ready, and his new reporting system put to …

3. Air Traffic Control — 2023-10-07 10:51:35

   …o from England to Australia took off from Croydon in May 1930. == Links == More info: [[http://www.nats.aero/about-us/what-we-do/atc-explained| NATS]] {{Tag ids="Radio flight radar traffic"}} …

4. Vacuum Tube — 2023-09-23 15:57:19

   … **thermionic valve** or vacuum tube, or just **valve** as it was known. He received a patent on November 16, 1904. == What they do == {{Image url="Valvediode.png" class="right" title="Valve diode" width="200" }} Vacuum tubes or thermionic val…
   …ention enabled the wireless technology of the day to move forward. The valve was pivotal in laying the foundations of what we call electronics technology today. This invention made possible or improved: ~[[Radio]] ~[[Television]] ~[[Radar]] ~…

5. Electric Generator — 2023-09-23 12:04:37

   …non of electromagnetism when an electrical wire was placed near a compass. Michael Faraday built two devices to produce what he called electromagnetic rotation: that is a continuous circular motion from the circular magnetic force around a wire…

6. Cambridge Cream — 2022-05-20 08:48:45

   …ater than **1630**. ||{{{toc}}}||{{amazon type="book" items="1906507317" }}|| Several country's claim the origin of what is now often referred to as ''''crème brulee'''', that literally translates to **Burnt Cream**. == ''''Crème Brulee…

7. Loudspeaker — 2021-11-07 21:26:37

   …g telephone", used the basic principle of the conventional cone loudspeaker drivers that we know today. == Power == What this invention needed was amplification and that came along with the [[Thermionic_valve|valve]]. With more power bigge…

8. Guinness Book of World Records — 2021-08-20 10:45:53

   … helped locate the lost grave of rugby pioneer William Webb Ellis on the French Riviera in 1958. Together they compiled what was to become the Guinness Book of Records. == Sad Departure == On November 27, 1975, editor Ross ""McWhirter"" was a…

9. Antibiotics — 2021-08-20 10:41:08

   …overing the **world's first antibiotic**, or bacteria killer," Fleming would later say, "But I suppose that was exactly what I did." {{Image url="PenicillinMold.jpg" class="left" title="Penicillin Mold" width="250" }} == Rapid Growth == Other …

10. Vitamins — 2021-08-16 09:52:16

    …l Navy. The number of sailors that died from mal-nutrition was a serious problem. While at sea in May 1747 he conducted what is regarded as the first ever clinical trial, he proved that citrus fruits could cure **scurvy** but he could not concl…

11. DNA — 2021-08-14 21:04:12

    …osling, Wilkins assistant. In the November of 1951 Franklin gave a departmental seminar to bring the unit up to date on what she had achieved so far. In it she presented the A and B form data. In the audience was James Watson. {{image url="Dn…
    …afour.jpg" }} After the seminar Watson caught the train back to '''Cambridge University''' and, based on what he had heard and seen, he and Francis Crick built their first model of DNA. This was slightly unethical as they had a g…

12. CT Scan — 2021-08-14 20:48:42

    … in his biography. He states the project was run on a shoe-string.'}} He came up with the idea that one could determine what was inside a box by taking X-ray readings at all angles around the object. Godfrey thought he could use a computer to …

13. Dinosaur — 2021-08-12 20:42:55

    …}} ""<br clear="right">"" == Background == The palaeontologist, came from a poor background in [[Lancashire]] to become what we might call a celebrity scientist today. He was labelled "impudent" by teachers at Lancaster Royal Grammar School. …

14. Guillotine — 2021-08-09 22:22:29

    …= The first recorded use of the Halifax Gibbet is in 1286 for the execution of **John of Dalton**, but it is not known what his charge was. An official register of Gibbet executions was not commenced until 1541; but between that year and 1650…
    …used for the last time, for the execution of two criminals on a single day, on 30 April 1650. The first recorded use of what was known as the guillotine in France was in 1789. …

15. Wellington Boot — 2021-08-09 21:58:54

    …After his great victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in **1815**, Wellington became a British hero and a somewhat fashion icon with people from all quarters wanting to be seen in //Wellies//. == Wellingtons march on == {{Image url="…

16. Tarmac — 2021-08-09 21:38:37

    …was walking in Denby in [[Derbyshire]] when he noticed a smooth stretch of road close to an ironworks. He asked locals what had happened and was told a barrel of tar had fallen off a dray (cart) and burst open. Someone had poured waste slag fr…

17. Jigsaw Puzzle — 2021-08-09 21:24:39

    …orn in [[London]] mounted a map of the world onto a hardwood board and carved out the shapes of the countries to create what he called a ‘**dissection**’. These //educational tools// became highly popular and he went on to create dissected…

18. Pub — 2021-08-09 21:19:14

    … Carter. The word **Inn** is derived from the Saxon meaning room. At one time each establishment was named according to what services it was legally allowed to provide. An **ale house** could only serve ale, a **tavern** was the urban equivalen…
    …stablishments has become blurred with the passage of time; Inns and taverns have evolved into hotels the ale house into what is the modern pub. == Very popular == By **1625** there were over thirteen thousand Inns and Taverns around the count…

19. Sandwich — 2021-08-08 20:40:14

    …n 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.jpg" title="A road sign to Ham & S…

20. Plywood — 2021-08-08 18:44:16

    …s of laminating several layers of wood veneer together with glue to form a thicker, sturdier wood sheet – he patented what we now call plywood. {{Image url="plywood.png" class="left" title="plywood" width="340" }} ::cl:: == Plywood == Plyw…
    …ribes the concept of laminating several layers of veneer with glue to form a thicker piece – the first description of what we now call plywood. Over fifty years later machining equipment for the process was improved by Immanuel Nobel. == Na…
    …and took out his first patent for wood-working machines for sawing, planing and block-making. In 1793 Bentham took out what has been called //"one of the most remarkable patents ever issued by the British Patents Office"//, because it automate…

21. DNA Forensics — 2021-01-22 08:47:52

    …wing variations between individuals' **DNA** (deoxyribonucleic acid), inventing and developing genetic finger printing. What is so beneficial for crime investigation is that DNA for profiling can be extracted from almost any human cell, includi…

22. Petroleum — 2020-12-03 01:07:44

    …. In 1848 he established an oil refinery at Alfreton. == Petroleum Distillation == Petroleum can occur naturally but what the modern world needed was petrol artificially distilled. **Young** theorized that natural petroleum somehow originat…

23. Hydroelectric Power — 2020-08-17 09:05:43

    …{{amazon type="book" items="1904794491" }}<< Water from one of the estate's lakes was used to drive a Siemens dynamo in what was the **world's first hydroelectric power station.** The electricity was also used to power an arc lamp installed in …

24. Rubber Band — 2020-06-28 12:40:44

    …e of the most versatile of inventions. From holding lids on to holding clothing in place. Golf balls to catapults and what would the postman use to hold all those letters together before discarding outside your front door?…

25. English Language — 2018-01-26 21:45:55

    …evolved Old English (or Anglo-Saxon Englisc ). It was an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what are now [[England]] and southern Scotland from around 450 to 1250 AD. It is a West Germanic language and is closely rel…

26. Meccano — 2017-05-14 01:23:25

    … first having to borrow five pounds from his employer, David Elliot, to cover the costs. His employer saw potential in what Hornby was doing and offered him some vacant premises next to the office where he worked to pursue his ideas. With this…

27. Billiards — 2016-06-23 11:09:55

    …two players on a green baize cloth covered table with pockets, has various forms from the 15th century in Europe. But what is known is that the first book of billiard rules was in English by **Charles Cotton** in **1647**. === Charles Cott…

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