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Rendair 01-27-2008 10:31 PM

British Inventions?
 
Now i am happy to be british so i thought id post a list of british inventions to make other british people on here to feel just as good to be british. Sorry if any of you feel this list is incorrect...iv looked up most of them and seems ot fit in nicely. :-D


AgricultureAstronomyChemistryCommunicationsComputingClock makingClothing manufacturingCryptographyEngineeringFoodHousehold appliancesIndustrial processesMedicalMilitaryMiningMusical instrumentsPhotographyScience
  • Orbital Theory of the Atom - Ernest Rutherford
Transport


Railways
  • First working railway steam locomotive - Richard Trevithick
LocomotivesOther railway developmentsRoadsSeaAirSportMiscellaneous

Village Idiot 01-27-2008 11:27 PM

America? :-)

TlcAndres 01-27-2008 11:27 PM

Considering the brits used to be the ruler of well..everything, it's not all that surprising.

Orc 01-27-2008 11:59 PM

Is it me, or did I get fed the wrong information when it's referring to Daylight Savings Time.. Not that Rendair gave me the wrong info on that, it's just that when growing up they told me it was Benjamin Franklin. -_-

Village Idiot 01-28-2008 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Orc (Post 9806)
Is it me, or did I get fed the wrong information when it's referring to Daylight Savings Time.. Not that Rendair gave me the wrong info on that, it's just that when growing up they told me it was Benjamin Franklin. -_-


He said we should use it.

Orc 01-28-2008 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Village Idiot (Post 9808)
He said we should use it.

Okay. (chars)

ETbyrne 01-28-2008 01:54 AM

Where did you find this list, or did you make it yourself? It is very impressive.

sketchMedia 01-28-2008 09:07 AM

Add: Chobham Armour to the military bit plz :)

its the armour on tanks, still used today by everyone

Chobham armour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rendair 01-28-2008 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETbyrne (Post 9816)
Where did you find this list, or did you make it yourself? It is very impressive.

I made it up of different websites i have looked over the past couple days. Was part of an assignment as research so. :-D

ETbyrne 01-28-2008 05:43 PM

You did a very good job. :-)

ReSpawN 01-28-2008 05:45 PM

Can I get a subscription of being a brit ...? :-P Very nice - ! large ! - topic there Dale.


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