British Inventions: Really?
Tavares McClure
2025-05-18 08:55:25
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The concept of a vehicle to provide troops with both mobile protection and firepower was not a new one. But in the First World War, the increasing availability of the internal combustion engine, armour plate and the continuous track, as well as the problem of trench warfare, combined to facilitate the production of the tank. During the First World War, Britain began the serious development of the tank. Ironically, the Royal Navy led the way with the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, establishing the Landships Committee in early 1915.
Britain used tanks in combat for the first time in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916. As production increased and reliability improved, they were used in greater numbers. By the summer of 1918 they were a common element of British fighting methods, with around 2,600 tanks manufactured.
Judah Crona
2025-05-16 00:28:34
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Sure, Britain may have rubbish weather and extortionately priced petrol, but those who remain preoccupied with such teeny imperfections should remember this: without our small isle, the world probably wouldn’t have brown sauce. This list of Britain’s best culinary creations is enough to make even the most reluctant Brit stick their hand on their heart and burst into an uplifting rendition of God Save the Queen. The creation of the sausage roll as we know and love it today is attributed to us Brits – and I for one, am immensely proud. The first recorded recipe of the world-renowned Yorkie is from 1737, an apparent golden year for multipurpose batter.
Oh yes, my friends – we invented the sandwich. Invented as a portable snack for travellers on long journeys, the Scotch egg began its rise to glory in 1738.
Luisa Rice
2025-05-08 00:07:18
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Err, you know a huge chunk of your favourite foods were made by us super cool Brits, right? Turns out not all the best foodie inventions came from the Americans. We’re actually pretty good at coming up with tasty delights.
Gonzalo Krajcik
2025-04-27 00:37:24
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Reflecting telescope: Isaac Newton, 1668.
Seed drill: Jethro Tull, 1701.
Marine chronometer: John Harrison, 1761.
Spinning frame: Richard Arkwright, 1768.
Toothbrush: William Addis, c. 1770.
Soda water: Joseph Priestley, 1772.
Hydraulic press: Joseph Bramah, 1795.
Steam engine: Richard Trevithick, 1801.
Glider: George Cayley, 1804.
Tension-spoked wheel: George Cayley, 1808.
Tin can: Peter Durand, 1810.
Modern fire extinguisher: George William Manby, 1818.
Electric motor: Michael Faraday, 1821.
Waterproof material: Charles Macintosh, 1823.
Cement: Joseph Aspdin, 1824.
Passenger railway: George Stephenson, 1825.
Lawnmower: Edwin Beard Budding, 1827.
Photography: William Henry Fox Talbot, 1835.
Electric telegraph: Charles Wheatstone & William Cooke, 1837.
Chocolate bar: JS Fry & Sons, 1847.
Hypodermic syringe: Alexander Wood, 1853.
Synthetic dye: William Perkin, 1856.
Bessemer process: Henry Bessemer, 1856.
Linoleum: Frederick Walton, 1860.
Sewage system: Joseph Bazalgette, 1865.
Modern Torpedo: Robert Whitehead, 1866.
Telephone: Alexander Graham Bell, 1876.
Light Bulb: Joseph Swan, 1880.
Steam turbine: Charles Parsons, 1884.
Safety bicycle: John Kemp Stanley, 1885.
Pneumatic tyre: John Boyd Dunlop, 1887.
Thermos flask: Sir James Dewar, 1892.
Electric vacuum cleaner: Hubert Cecil Booth, 1901.
Disc Brakes: Frederick William Lanchester, 1902.
Stainless Steel: Harry Brearley, 1913.
Military tank: Ernest Swinton, 1914.
Television: John Logie Baird, 1925.
Catseye: Percy Shaw, 1933.
Jet Engine: Frank Whittle, 1937.
Electronic programmable computer: Tommy Flowers, 1943.
Hovercraft: Christopher Cockerell, 1953.
Automatic kettle: Peter Hobbs, 1955.
Float Glass: Alastair Pilkington, 1959.
Hip Replacement: John Charnley, 1962.
Carbon fibre: Royal Aircraft Establishment engineers, 1963.
Collapsible baby buggy: Owen Maclaren, 1965.
ATM: John Shepherd-Barron, 1967.
World Wide Web: Tim Berners-Lee, 1989.
Wind-up radio: Trevor Baylis, 1991.
Steri-spray: Ian Helmore, c. 2008.
Jeanette Veum
2025-04-26 22:57:40
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British inventors have been credited with some of the world’s greatest inventions, the steam engine, the telephone and the world-wide-web, for example. But
Tyra Gaylord
2025-04-26 19:57:53
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The first programmable computer, known as Colossus, was also developed by Briton Tommy Flowers in 1943. Joseph Bramah was a locksmith by trade but also a prolific inventor, with 18 patents for his designs. His most famous innovation was the hydraulic press which to this day is still hugely important in the manufacturing sector. It is used in the production of car parts and appliances including fridges, in food compaction and other processes involving multipress equipment.
The type of cement that is used today was created and patented by Joseph Aspdin, who discovered a method of making cement much stronger than previously. Various inventors created versions of the incandescent light bulb, but Joseph Swan demonstrated a working device in 1860 and then patented and started selling his bulbs in 1880. His light bulbs were the first in the world to light a house (his own) and the first to light a public building. Tim Berners-Lee proposed the concept while working at CERN as a way for scientists to easily exchange data and results around the world.
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