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  1. Airport — 2023-10-11 15:23:36
    …e war planes became Britain’s first commercial flying boats, and the newspapers of the time reported that Southampton Water had become the world’s first **‘Air-Port’**. {{Image url="Supermarine.jpg" class="right" title="Early Supermarin…
    … for the aircraft to land. The flying boats were a way around this because all they needed to **land** was a stretch of water. And sea ports were already established around the world. A **pilot** (one who steers a ship) was then required to guid…
    …e the plane to open water ready for take-off. Between the wars, the Solent area in [[Hampshire]] became a hub for aircraft production to meet th…
  2. Carbonated water — 2023-10-09 23:52:55
    …Sparkling_Wine]]. This initial success led to further experimentation and a published paper entitled, **Impregnating Water with Fixed Air**. The paper described a means of chemical carbonation by dripping vitriol (sulphuric acid) into powder…
    …ed chalk (calcium carbonate) producing **CO2 gas**. This gas was then infused into agitated water, inducing a reaction and effervescence. == To the World == Even though Priestly didn’t try to market the process c…
  3. Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36
    …imal maintenance, Shaw even devised a way for his Catseyes to '''clean themselves'''. The cast iron base collected rain water and whenever the top of the dome was depressed, the rubber would wash rainwater across the glass beads to clear away an…
  4. Steam Engine — 2023-10-08 00:19:36
    …omerset''', 2nd Marquess of Worcester published designs for, and may have installed, a steam-powered engine for pumping water at Vauxhall House. ::c:: == Over to France == {{Image url="MorlandPortrait.jpg" width="" class="right" title="Sir Samu…
    …n the atmospheric, or vacuum, principle. The first industrial applications of the vacuum engines were in the pumping of water from deep mineshafts. In mineshaft pumps the reciprocating beam was connected to an operating rod that descended the sh…
    …aft to a pump chamber. The oscillations of the operating rod are transferred to a pump piston that moves the water, through check valves, to the top of the shaft. Early Newcomen engines operated so slowly that the valves were manually…
  5. Portland Cement — 2023-10-08 00:16:46
    … clay in his stove and ground the mixture into a powder to create a hydraulic cement that hardened with the addition of water. {{Image url="Portlandcement.jpg" title="Portland cement" class="left" }} == A Recipe for Success == The specifications…
  6. Hovercraft — 2023-10-07 09:48:35
    …mercial backing held them back. Cockerell's design was the first to build a vehicle that could move over the ground and water, floating on a layer of air. This would reduce friction between the surface and the vehicle. ^^"The Admiralty said it w…
    …. This never seemed to make money and Cockerell's mind turned back to earlier ideas. He decided to use larger models on water. Initial experiments convinced Cockerell that boats could be made to float on a cushion of air, thus reducing the effec…
    …t of the water drag. After many trials he successfully designed a craft which proved his ideas were correct. He was not surprised. The…
  7. Bouncing bomb — 2023-09-23 12:03:28
    …m wall with conventional bombs has very little impact. The weakest point of a dam where the most pressure is deep underwater. ::c:: {{image url="Dambuster.jpg" class="left" title="Lancaster dropping bouncing bomb" width="500" }} == Operation C…
  8. Toilet — 2023-09-08 09:57:11
    …able, there had to be an overflow. Although the parts were in a wooden case, the toilet did smell. The 'U-bend', or the water-sealed trap, was invented in 1782. This could replace the outlet valve. Because it could not jam, it did not need an ov…
    …d, including Paris, Florence, Berlin, Madrid, and Sydney as well as in South America and the Far East. He also supplied water closets to 30 railway companies in Britain, America, and others in Buenos Aires, Cape Town and Mexico. === Thomas Twyf…
    …ohn Shanks. === Thomas Crapper 1880 === >>{{image url="Crapper.jpg" title="Thomas Crapper" width="180" }}>> Born 1836 Waterside, Yorkshire, England. During the 1880s Thomas Crapper invented the siphonic system for emptying the cistern. This av…
  9. Hose clamp — 2023-04-06 17:55:49
    …dustry]] The Jubilee Clip was invented by Commander Lumley Robinson in 1921. It is a hose band clamp designed to make a watertight connection of a soft hose to a metal pipe.…
  10. Plastic — 2022-09-01 08:57:23
    … the solid residue left after the evaporation of the solvent of photographic collodion was a “hard, horny elastic and waterproof substance.” In 1856, he patented the process of waterproofing woven fabrics by the use of such materials. {{Imag…
  11. Cheesecake — 2022-05-20 12:28:32
    …1 pound fresh cheese - 2 Tablespoons elderberry flowers, or 1 tbsp elderberry cordial - 6 egg whites - 2 Tbsp. rosewater - 1 pie crust - ¾ cup sugar {{Image url="Sambocade-cheesecake.jpg" class="right" title="Sambocade cheesecake" width…
    …="" }} Beat in cheese and eggs and sugar together until smooth. Add elderberry flowers and rosewater to the egg and cheese mixture and mix well. Pour the mixture into the pie crust and bake at 350°F for 50-55 minutes. …
  12. Lasagne — 2022-05-20 08:38:58
    …e == Loseyns. XX II. IX. //Take gode broth and do in an erthen pot, take flour of payndemayn and make therof past with water. and make therof thynne foyles as paper with a roller, drye it harde and seeth it in broth take Chese ruayn grated and …
  13. Rotating Boat Lift — 2022-05-03 17:19:08
    …ction, the two canals were linked by a flight of 11 locks over 115 ft difference in height, it required 3,500 tonnes of water per run and took most of a day to pass through the flight. == Design == {{Image url="FalkirkWheelAnim.gif" class="righ…
  14. Loch Ness Monster — 2022-05-03 17:06:34
    …1933" First sighting of Nessie */ Loch Ness, located in the Highlands of [[Scotland]], has the largest volume of fresh water in Great Britain. The body of water reaches a depth of nearly 800 feet and a length of about 23 miles. Some 'authoriti…
  15. Automatic Kettle — 2021-08-14 20:44:42
    … originally produced in spun copper and polished chrome. ==1955== Before this kettle was introduced in 1955, boiling water by electricity could be a hazardous affair. Not only did some early electric kettles boil the water by making it live, …
    ….jpg" class="left" title="K2a" width="200" }} At the rear of the appliance was a bimetallic strip thermostat, and when water boiled, steam was forced through an aperture in the lid to the strip, which knocked the switch off. It was simple but i…
  16. Ice Cream Cone — 2021-08-14 20:22:38
    …ar ~- 4oz (110g) plain flour ~- 8oz (225g) ground almonds ~- 4 medium eggs ~- Half a tsp vanilla extract ~- 2 tbsp rose-water == Ahead of her Time == Agnes began to selling her hand-held, edible ice cream cone and they would soon go on to repla…
  17. Bovril — 2021-08-14 20:09:04
    …Cannes" }} == Bovril == ~-[[CategoryFood]]:[[1800s]] Bovril, the concentrated essence of beef that is diluted with hot water to make a drink, was invented by John Johnston. {{Image url="BovrilJar.jpg" class="left" title="Bovril Jar" width="300"…
  18. Rubber — 2021-08-12 20:24:10
    …d 1815 Hancock went into the stagecoach business with one of his brothers in London, England. The need for an effective waterproofing agent for coaches, drivers, and passengers drew Hancock's attention to rubber. In '''April 1820''' he patented …
    …cock rubber masticator caught the interest of **Charles Macintosh** (1766-1843), who in 1823 had patented a process for waterproofing fabrics with naphtha-treated rubber. Hancock in turn applied for a license in 1825 to use Macintosh's naphtha p…
    …rocess. The two men eventually became partners in the manufacture of waterproofed items. == Patent == {{Image url="ThomasHancockPlaque.jpg" class="left" title="Thomas Hancock Plaque for the vu…
  19. Nature Reserve — 2021-08-09 22:30:53
    …ege in Lancashire. Waterton was an early opponent of '''pollution'''. He fought a long-running court case against the owners of a soapworks whic…
    …nesting box'''. Walton Hall is now open to the public as a nature trail. {{Image url="Nestbox.jpg" width="100" title="Waterton invented the nesting box" }} ||{{Image url="Kingfisher.jpg" width="200" }}||{{Image url="Badger.gif" width="200" }…
  20. Wellington Boot — 2021-08-09 21:58:54
    …Wellesley was born in Dublin [[Ireland]] of Anglo-Irish descent. 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 b…
  21. Powered Flight — 2021-04-05 22:36:49
    … This engine, fired by a spirit lamp, had a cylinder with a diameter of ¾ inch and a stroke of 2 inches. Complete with water and fuel, the engine weighed just under 6¾ lbs and drove two large propellers which rotated in opposite directions to…
  22. Patent Leather — 2021-01-31 22:10:03
    …herShoes.jpg" class="right" title="Patent Leather Shoes" width="400" }} === Mr. Hand 1793 === [[Society]]:[[1700s]] The waterproof and glossy treatment of leather used for shoes was patented in 1793 by a gentleman from Birmingham [[Warwickshire]…
    …ther 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 its original lustre.^^ == Then came colour …
  23. Banoffi Pie — 2020-12-01 00:13:56
    … The secret of this delicious pudding lies in the condensed milk. ~- Immerse the cans unopened in a deep pan of boiling water. ~- Cover and boil for 3 hours making sure that the pan does not boil dry. ~- Remove the tin from the water and allow …
  24. Underwater Tunnel — 2020-10-11 23:44:16
    …Underwater Tunnel :: {{Databox caption="Inventor" Image="MarcIsambardBrunel.jpg" Who="Marc Isambard Brunel" width="280" birth_date…
    … third attempt to build a tunnel under the Thames. - 1799, Ralph Dodd (c. 1756-1822) was the first person to try but water leaks foiled the attempt. - 1805, Robert Vazie (b.1758) and Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) tried but water ingress and…
    …826 the assistant engineer 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 …
  25. Eraser — 2020-08-18 10:06:20
    …duced the first [[rubber]] writing eraser, for an inventions competition. The invention was described by [[Carbonated_water| Joseph Priestley]] on April 15, 1770: "I have seen a substance excellently adapted to the purpose of wiping from paper…
  26. Hydraulics — 2020-08-17 13:24:35
    …s provided by **[[Hydroelectric_Power| William George Armstrong]]** who in 1845 set in motion a scheme to provide piped water from distant reservoirs to the households of **Newcastle**. This worked well, so well there was excess water pressure …
    …re exported all over the world. Armstrong invented the 'Hydraulic Accumulator' for places that didn't have existing water pressure. These were tall water towers 200 or 300 feet high to produce the necessary pressure. Where a tall tower was n…
    …isting of a cast-iron cylinder fitted with a plunger supporting a very heavy weight. The plunger was raised, drawing in water, then the downward force of the weight created the hydraulic pressure. The cranes were efficient powerful AND pol…
  27. Hydroelectric Power — 2020-08-17 09:05:43
    … by hydroelectricity." width="400" }} ::c:: == Cragside built in 1863 == <<{{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 s…
  28. Life Boat — 2020-08-17 09:00:19
    …periments on a Norwegian yawl led him to create his **‘unimmergible’** boat. Lukin incorporated pockets of air in watertight bulkheads using cork and other lightweight materials in the structure, including a false iron keel adding weight …
  29. Milk of Magnesia — 2020-08-09 19:55:03
    … Charles Henry Phillips == Phillips an English pharmacist received a patent in 1873 for hydrate of magnesia mixed with water which he called **Milk of Magnesia**. In 2013 the European Union insisted Milk of Magnesia was reformulated with less …
  30. Speedfit — 2017-05-11 00:37:50
    …stems. Having started with air compressor fittings these useful quick connect/disconnect fittings are used for oil and water even at mains pressure and high temperatures. These fittings have revolutionized tube connection especially for domest…
    …ic plumbing. Now any novice with DIY experience can make 100% water-tight connections when fitting in a new washing machine or bath etc. …
  31. Oxygen — 2016-06-20 16:22:51
    …n == === Joseph Priestley 1774 === In [[Yorkshire]] August 1774 he isolated a new "air". {{redirect page="Carbonated water"}}…
  32. Whisky — 2016-05-26 10:22:03
    …n mash and aged in wooden oak casks. Whisky is an anglicisation of the Gaelic word //uisce, uisge or uicge,// meaning "water". Then distilled alcohol was known in as //aqua vitae// ("water of life"). {{Image url="WhiskyGlass.jpg" class="left" t…
    …ntury. But records show that Ancient Celts practiced distillation during the production of their **"uisge beatha"** (//water of life//). Through the decades the process was perfected to become the world leaders in production of quality whisky…
    … (r. 1488–1513) had a great liking for Scotch whisky and in **1494 Friar John Cor** received permission to produce ‘water of life’ from King James IV, making **Lindores Abbey** the (unofficial) birthplace of Scotch whisky. But it was sti…
  33. Soda water — 2016-02-02 11:50:30
    …Soda water :: [[CategoryFood]]== Soda Water == {{redirect page="Carbonated water"}}…

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