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Inventors and Inventions

 

Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone - britishheritage.org
Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone - britishheritage.org
Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone - britishheritage.org
Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone - britishheritage.org
Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone - britishheritage.org
Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone - britishheritage.org
Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone - britishheritage.org
Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone - britishheritage.org
Alexander Graham Bell - The Telephone - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG***Taking existing telegraph technology as his cue, Brit Alexander Graham Bell used his experience working with mute children to come up with the harmonic telegraph - a system that could transmit different tones across wire using multiple reeds. His 'germ of a great invention' was boos...

Alan Blumlein - Stereo 1931 - britishheritage.org
Alan Blumlein - Stereo 1931 - britishheritage.org
Alan Blumlein - Stereo 1931 - britishheritage.org
Alan Blumlein - Stereo 1931 - britishheritage.org
Alan Blumlein - Stereo 1931 - britishheritage.org
Alan Blumlein - Stereo 1931 - britishheritage.org

The Indelible Impact on British Heritage and Beyond.

Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org
Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org
Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org
Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org
Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org
Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org
Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org
Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org
Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org
Michael Faraday - The Electric Motor - britishheritage.org

The Electric Motor and Contributions to British Heritage.

Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org
Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org
Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org
Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org
Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org
Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org
Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org
Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org
Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org
Charles Babbage - The Computer - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG***We know what you're thinking: it has to be American, surely? In fact the idea for the first programmable machine was dreamed up in 1812 by London-born boffin Charles Babbage, who dedicated his life to actually building the thing. Thanks to an unfortunate series of personal and finan...

Joseph Swan - The Lightbulb - britishheritage.org
Joseph Swan - The Lightbulb - britishheritage.org
Joseph Swan - The Lightbulb - britishheritage.org
Joseph Swan - The Lightbulb - britishheritage.org
Joseph Swan - The Lightbulb - britishheritage.org

Sir Joseph Wilson Swan and the Dawn of the Electric Age.

Frank Whittle - The Jet Engine - britishheritage.org
Frank Whittle - The Jet Engine - britishheritage.org
Frank Whittle - The Jet Engine - britishheritage.org
Frank Whittle - The Jet Engine - britishheritage.org
Frank Whittle - The Jet Engine - britishheritage.org
Frank Whittle - The Jet Engine - britishheritage.org
Frank Whittle - The Jet Engine - britishheritage.org
Frank Whittle - The Jet Engine - britishheritage.org
Frank Whittle - The Jet Engine - britishheritage.org

***TOO LONG***There's nothing like a good war to stoke the fires of invention and WWII was brilliant at it. Alongside the bouncing bombs, ballistic missiles and corner-shot rifles, the jet engine stands tall (actually, flies high). Developed independently (obviously) by both the British and the G...

Thomas Wedgwood - Photography - britishheritage.org
Thomas Wedgwood - Photography - britishheritage.org

The Unseen Luminary of British Heritage.

Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org
Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org
Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org
Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org
Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org
Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org
Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org
Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org
Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org
Robert Watson-Watt  -  Radar - britishheritage.org

Contribution of Radar to British Heritage.

Kane Kramer - The iPod - britishheritage.org

The Forerunner of Modern Digital Music and his Undeniable Legacy in British Heritage.

Time - Greenwich Mean Time, now UTC - britishheritage.org
Time - Greenwich Mean Time, now UTC - britishheritage.org
Time - Greenwich Mean Time, now UTC - britishheritage.org
Time - Greenwich Mean Time, now UTC - britishheritage.org

The Legacy of Greenwich Mean Time in British Heritage.

James Lovelock - The Gaia Hypothesis - britishheritage.org
James Lovelock - The Gaia Hypothesis - britishheritage.org
James Lovelock - The Gaia Hypothesis - britishheritage.org
James Lovelock - The Gaia Hypothesis - britishheritage.org

Contribution of James Lovelock and the Gaia Hypothesis to British Heritage.

Richard Trevithick - The Steam Locomotive - britishheritage.org
Richard Trevithick - The Steam Locomotive - britishheritage.org
Richard Trevithick - The Steam Locomotive - britishheritage.org
Richard Trevithick - The Steam Locomotive - britishheritage.org
Richard Trevithick - The Steam Locomotive - britishheritage.org
Richard Trevithick - The Steam Locomotive - britishheritage.org
Richard Trevithick - The Steam Locomotive - britishheritage.org
Richard Trevithick - The Steam Locomotive - britishheritage.org
Richard Trevithick - The Steam Locomotive - britishheritage.org

Contribution to British Heritage.

Andrew Vivian - The Steam Locomotive 1802 - britishheritage.org
Andrew Vivian - The Steam Locomotive 1802 - britishheritage.org

Contribution to British Heritage.

George Cayley - The "Father of Aviation" 1799 - britishheritage.org
George Cayley - The "Father of Aviation" 1799 - britishheritage.org
George Cayley - The "Father of Aviation" 1799 - britishheritage.org
George Cayley - The "Father of Aviation" 1799 - britishheritage.org
George Cayley - The "Father of Aviation" 1799 - britishheritage.org

The Foundational Pillar of British Aviation Heritage.

George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org
George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive 1814 - britishheritage.org

George Stephenson - The Railway Locomotive Pioneer.

William Fothergill Cooke - The Public Telegraph 1846 - britishheritage.org

Telegraph Pioneer and Harbinger of British Technological Heritage.

Charles Wheatstone - Electrical Resistance and Telegraphy - britishheritage.org
Charles Wheatstone - Electrical Resistance and Telegraphy - britishheritage.org
Charles Wheatstone - Electrical Resistance and Telegraphy - britishheritage.org
Charles Wheatstone - Electrical Resistance and Telegraphy - britishheritage.org
Charles Wheatstone - Electrical Resistance and Telegraphy - britishheritage.org
Charles Wheatstone - Electrical Resistance and Telegraphy - britishheritage.org
Charles Wheatstone - Electrical Resistance and Telegraphy - britishheritage.org

Contribution to British Heritage: Sir Charles Wheatstone - Electrical Resistance and Telegraphy.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org
Isambard Kingdom Brunel - britishheritage.org

A Pioneer in Engineering and Innovation.

Paul Dirac - Theoretical Physicist - britishheritage.org
Paul Dirac - Theoretical Physicist - britishheritage.org
Paul Dirac - Theoretical Physicist - britishheritage.org
Paul Dirac - Theoretical Physicist - britishheritage.org
Paul Dirac - Theoretical Physicist - britishheritage.org

Theoretical Physicist: A Pillar of British Heritage.

Francis Crick - Nobel Prize for DNA - britishheritage.org
Francis Crick - Nobel Prize for DNA - britishheritage.org
Francis Crick - Nobel Prize for DNA - britishheritage.org
Francis Crick - Nobel Prize for DNA - britishheritage.org
Francis Crick - Nobel Prize for DNA - britishheritage.org
Francis Crick - Nobel Prize for DNA - britishheritage.org
Francis Crick - Nobel Prize for DNA - britishheritage.org
Francis Crick - Nobel Prize for DNA - britishheritage.org
Francis Crick - Nobel Prize for DNA - britishheritage.org

Contribution to British Heritage: Deciphering the DNA Structure.

Peter Higgs - The Boson Nobel - britishheritage.org
Peter Higgs - The Boson Nobel - britishheritage.org
Peter Higgs - The Boson Nobel - britishheritage.org

A Defining Contribution to British Heritage.

AstraZeneca - A Big Pharma Company that is Ethical - britishheritage.org
AstraZeneca - A Big Pharma Company that is Ethical - britishheritage.org
AstraZeneca - A Big Pharma Company that is Ethical - britishheritage.org
AstraZeneca - A Big Pharma Company that is Ethical - britishheritage.org
AstraZeneca - A Big Pharma Company that is Ethical - britishheritage.org
AstraZeneca - A Big Pharma Company that is Ethical - britishheritage.org

Ethical Contributions to British Heritage.

The BritishHeritage.org seeks to recognize individuals who have attained excellence and international renown in their chosen professional fields, and whose actions, in addition to their achievements, embody the character of the British people through commitment to British values, the British community and/or to Great Britain. Beyond demonstrated qualities of achievement and commitment, the BritishHeritage.org serves to recognize the British Heritage contribution to the betterment of mankind.

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