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The British people have been the most inventive people in history. Almost all of the important inventions of the nineteenth and twentieth century have been invented by the the British. | The British people have been the most inventive people in history. Almost all of the important inventions of the nineteenth and twentieth century have been invented by the the British. | ||
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| + | '''Military''' | ||
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| + | [[RADAR]] | ||
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| + | [[The tank]] | ||
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| + | the [[bouncing bomb]] | ||
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| + | [[Optical landing system]] for aircraft carriers | ||
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| + | '''Technological''' | ||
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| + | [[television]] | ||
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| + | [[computer]] | ||
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| + | The [[telephone]] | ||
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| + | [[Stereo]] | ||
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| + | [[The iPod]] | ||
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| + | [[The lightbulb]] | ||
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| + | The [[electric motor]] | ||
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| + | [[world wide web]] | ||
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| + | [[Photography]] | ||
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| + | '''Industrial''' | ||
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| + | [[Industrial revolution]] | ||
[[Steam engine]] | [[Steam engine]] | ||
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[[assembly line]] | [[assembly line]] | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Spinning Jenny]] yarn producer (Hargreaves) |
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| + | [[Safety Lamp]] (Davy) | ||
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| − | + | '''Transport''' | |
| − | [[ | + | [[Passenger train]] |
| − | [[ | + | [[jet engine]] |
| − | + | [[cat's eye]] | |
| − | + | the [[marine chronometer]] | |
| − | + | the [[hovercraft]] | |
Pneumatic Tyre | Pneumatic Tyre | ||
[[Composite ship]] | [[Composite ship]] | ||
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| + | '''Sports''' | ||
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| + | [[soccer]] | ||
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| + | [[tennis]] | ||
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| + | [[squash]] | ||
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| + | [[badminton]] | ||
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| + | [[cricket]] | ||
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| + | [[Rugby]] | ||
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| + | [[golf]] | ||
Revision as of 19:33, July 7, 2012
The British people have been the most inventive people in history. Almost all of the important inventions of the nineteenth and twentieth century have been invented by the the British.
Military
the bouncing bomb
Optical landing system for aircraft carriers
Technological
The telephone
The electric motor
Industrial
Spinning Jenny yarn producer (Hargreaves)
Safety Lamp (Davy)
Transport
the hovercraft
Pneumatic Tyre
Sports