1. Telegraph — 2023-09-23 15:56:52

   …d, with the alphabet engraved around the dial. >>{{amazon type="book" items="1145411770" }}>> The device was a modern wonder at the time. He attempted to interest the Admiralty in this device but after the Napoleonic wars there was little enth…

2. ATM — 2023-09-23 12:02:41

   …one minute late and found the bank doors locked against him. While taking a bath that evening with no spending cash he wondered if vending machines can dispense chocolate bars why couldn't banks have a machine to dispense money? Later that year…

3. Worcestershire Sauce — 2023-09-18 19:06:46

   …hey took one last taste. Much to their surprise, it had matured like a fine wine - with a savoury aromatic scent and a wonderfully unique taste. Lea & Perrins Original '''Worcestershire Sauce''' was '''invented''' and in 1837 began to be produce…

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

   …dge Cream :: == Cambridge Cream == {{Image url="Cambridgecream.jpg" class="right" width="350" alt="Burnt Cream" title="Wonderful Cambridge Burnt Cream" }} ~-[[CategoryFood]]:[[1600s]] Chefs at the **Trinity College** in Cambridge, [[England]] fi…

5. HomePage — 2022-05-03 16:49:56

   …HomePage :: @@====British Inventions and Discoveries====@@ {{Picturegrid grid="5"}} ::c:: @@Many of the wonders of modern living are thanks to great British Inventors. These people had a dream and fulfilled it.@@ **This is a salu…

6. Charlie Chaplin — 2021-08-20 11:11:51

   …arly life, eventually made him the highest paid actor in Hollywood. == Chaplin the Composer == Charlie also wrote some wonderful melodies. "**Smile**" is a song based on an instrumental theme used in the soundtrack for the 1936 Charlie Chaplin …

7. Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46

   …ht" width="200" }} Abraham carried on his family's tradition of improving the art of smelting iron. To demonstrate the wonder of this material he built the **largest cast iron structure** ever seen. This **world first iron bridge** is over the r…

8. Sandwich — 2021-08-08 20:40:14

   …ce 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.jpg" title="A road sign to Ha…

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

   …ware that **quinine** derived from the bark of the Peruvian cinchona tree could be used to treat malarial fevers. Stone wondered if the **willow tree** bark could have similar properties. He chewed at a small piece of bark from a willow tree (sal…

10. Electric Toaster — 2020-12-01 01:05:39

    … One of his fellow pupils there was Charles Dodgson, better known as **Lewis Carroll**, author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Cromptons many inventions enabled him to take over T.H.P. Dennis & Co's Chelmsford premises to form Crompton and …

11. Underwater Tunnel — 2020-10-11 23:44:16

    …r fell ill and was replaced by Brunels son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. {{Tag ids="Tunnel Under Water River Brunel shaft wonder"}} ::c:: == Links == [[http://www.brunel-museum.org.uk/history/rotherhithe-shaft/ | Brunel Museum]] [[http://russiado…

12. Linoleum — 2020-08-17 08:43:03

    …skin of solidified linseed oil had formed on a can of oil-based paint. He was impressed at how strong this skin was and wondered if might be useful. == Linoleum is Born == {{Image url="Linoleum.jpg" class="left" title="Linoleum" width="" }} **W…

13. Sinoatrial Node — 2020-08-15 18:08:00

    …through the beautiful cherry orchards near their cottage in [[Kent]]. Upon their return, Flack excitedly showed Keith a wonderful structure he had discovered in the right auricle of the mole, just where the superior vena cava enters that chamber.…

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

    …yclones using centrifugal force to separate the dust and debris, but it was only suitable in industrial settings. James wondered if he could apply this to a domestic vacuum cleaner. == Patents and Japan == James Dyson spent two years looking fo…

15. Jet Engine — 2020-08-15 08:35:25

    … flight possible not just for the rich but for the masses. Many of us would never have had the opportunity to see many wonders around the world without Whittle's jet engine. ||{{Image url="Gloster_E28-39.jpg" width="200"From the Gloster E.28/39…

16. Stonehenge — 2018-01-26 21:52:34

    … title="Aerial view" width="" }} The survival of Stonehenge is exceptional and remarkable given it's age. It is a true wonder that we are still able to experience this '**Wonder of the World**'.…

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