Monday 7 March 2011

British inventions

Britishness secondary research for Ted Baker theme.

Tin Can - Peter Durand -
Cat Eyes - Percy Shaw -
Corkscrews - H.S. Heeley
Crossword Puzzles - Arthur Wynne
Electric Motor - Michael Faraday
Fax Machine - Alexander Bain
Holography - Dennis Gábor
Lawn Mower - Edwin Beard Budding
Lightbulbs - Humphry Davy, Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, James Bowman Lindsay
Locomotive - Richard Trevithick
Penicillin - Alexander Fleming
Penny Farthing - James Starley
Periodic Table - John Newlands
Periscope - Sir Howard Grubb
Rubber Bands - Stephen Perry
Sewing Machines - Thomas Saint
Steam Engine - Thomas Savery, Thomas Newcomen, James Watt
Submarine - William Bourne,
Television - John Logie Baird
Toilet Paper - British Perforated Paper Company
Vacuum Cleaner - Hubert Cecil Booth

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