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| 1979 | Allen, Bryan 1st Channel Crossing |  |
| 12th June Pedals the flying "Gossamer Albatross" over the English Channel |
| 1769 | Arkwright, Richard Invention Spinning Mill | |
| London Invents the spinning mill, a water powered spinning machine |
| 1824 | Aspdin, Joseph Patent | |
| Leeds Patents a cement which is impervious to water |
| 1926 | Baird, John Logie Invention Television | |
| 27th Jan Demonstrates the television to members of the Royal Society |
| 1806 | Beaufort, Francis Invention Beaufort Scale | |
| London Develops a graduated scale for measuring wind speed |
| 1966 | Benn, Anthony Wedgewood Minister of Technology | |
| July Appointed Minister of Technology |
| 1955 | Berners-Lee, Tim Birth | |
| 8th June London Birth of Tim Berners-Lee |
| 1996 | Berners-Lee, Tim Invention Cascading Style Sheets | |
| Massachusetts Berners-Lee helps invent a standard entitled Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) |
| 1991 | Berners-Lee, Tim Invention World Wide Web | |
| 6th Aug Builds the 1st web site http://info.cern.ch which goes live |
| Berners-Lee founds the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) |
| 1994 | Berners-Lee, Tim W3C | |
| Massachusetts Berners-Lee founds the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) |
| 1813 | Bessemer, Henry Birth | |
| 19th Jan Hertfordshire Birth of Henry Bessemer |
| 1871 | Booth, Hubert Cecil Birth | |
| Birth of Hubert Cecil Booth |
| 1955 | Booth, Hubert Cecil Death | |
| Death of Hubert Cecil Booth |
| 1901 | Booth, Hubert Cecil Invention Vacuum Cleaner | |
| Invents the vacuum cleaner |
| 1932 | Carothers, Wallace Hume Invention Neoprene | |
| Invents Neoprene, a rubber like substance |
| 1743 | Cartwright, Edmund Birth | |
| 24th April Nottingham Birth of Edmund Cartwright |
| 1823 | Cartwright, Edmund Death | |
| 30th Oct Hastings Death of Edmund Cartwright |
| 1797 | Cartwright, Edmund Invention Engine | |
| Invents an engine that uses alcohol as fuel |
| 1769 | Cartwright, Edmund Invention Power Loom | |
| His wool-combing machine does the work of 20 persons in preparing sheep's wool |
| 4th April London Patents his invention, the Power Loom |
| Develops a water-powered loom good enough for Cartwright to build his own factory |
| 1792 | Cartwright, Edmund Invention Rope Making | |
| Invents a rope making machine |
| 1785 | Cartwright, Edmund Patent | |
| 4th April London Patents his invention, the Power Loom |
| 1853 | Cayley, George 1st Flight | |
| Makes the 1st flight in an aeroplane, a 5ft long model glider |
| 1809 | Cayley, George Discovery of Flight | |
| Makes designs for a helicopter & engine powered flight |
| 1910 | Cockerell, Christopher Birth | |
| Birth of Christopher Cockerell |
| 1955 | Cockerell, Christopher Invention Hovercraft | |
| Invents the Hovercraft |
| The Hovercraft 1st crosses the English Channel |
| A regular Hovercraft service between Dover & Calais is launched |
| 1955 | Cockerell, Christopher Patent | |
| 12th Dec Patents the Hovercraft |
| 1908 | Codey, Samuel 1st Flight | |
| Makes the 1st powered flight in the UK |
| 1779 | Crompton, Samuel Invention Spinning Mule | |
| London Invents the spinning mule, a combination of the ideas of Cartwright & Hargreaves |
| 1815 | Davy, Humphrey Invention Miner's Lamp | |
| London Invents the Miner's Safety Lamp |
| 1948 | Derry, John 1st Sound Barrier | |
| 15th Nov 1st to break the sound barrier |
| 1840 | Dunlop, John Boyd Birth | |
| 5th Feb Birth of John Boyd Dunlop |
| 1956 | Eden, Robert Anthony 1st Nuclear Power Station | |
| 20th Aug Calder Hall 1stNuclear power is generated in Britain is produced in Calder Hall |
| 1956 | Elizabeth II Calder Hall | |
| 17th Oct Calder Hall Opens Calder HallNuclear power station |
| 1863 | Fairlie, Robert Invention Locomotive | |
| Pataents a locomotive with pivoting driving bogies to take tight curves |
| 1812 | Faraday, Michael Invention Electric Battery | |
| Invents the electric battery |
| 1821 | Faraday, Michael Invention Electric Motor | |
| Invents the electric motor |
| 1904 | Fleming, John Ambrose Invention Thermionic Valve | |
| London Invents the Thermionic Valve |
| 1764 | Hargreaves, James Invention Spinning Jenny | |
| London Invents the spinning jenny |
| 1735 | Harrison, John Invention Chronometer | |
| London Invents the chronometer |
| 1826 | Hornimann, John Invention Tea Packaging | |
| Invents a method for sealing tea in lead-lined packages |
| 1733 | Kay, John Invention Flying Shuttle | |
| London Invents the flying shuttle, a mechanized form of weaving |
| 1818 | Kennedy, John Invention Gearing | |
| London Introduces high-velocity gearing to increase the speed of spinning machinery |
| 1851 | Lodge, Oliver Birth | |
| 12th June Birth of Oliver Lodge |
| 1885 | Macintosh, Charles Patent | |
| Patents a waterproof fabric of rubber bonded cloth |
| 1896 | Marconi, Guglielmo Invention Radio | |
| 2nd June Files a patent for "Improvements in Transmitting Impulses" |
| 1896 | Marconi, Guglielmo Patent | |
| 2nd June Files a patent for "Improvements in Transmitting Impulses" |
| 1836 | McAdam, John Loudon Death | |
| 26th Nov Death of John Loudon McAdam |
| 1815 | McAdam, John Loudon Invention Tarmac | |
| McAdam's method for "macadamizing" roads is adopted in England |
| 1786 | Meikle, Andrew Invention Threshing | |
| London Invents the first successful threshing machine |
| 1714 | Mill, Henry Invention Typewriter | |
| 7th Jan Patents the 1st typewriter |
| 1895 | Mitchell, Reginald Joseph Birth | |
| 20th May Birth of Reginal Joseph Mitchell |
| 1828 | Neilson, James Invention Iron Furnace | |
| London Devises a furnace to improve the manufacture of iron |
| 1712 | Newcomen, Thomas Invention Steam Engine | |
| London Invents the steam engine |
| 1786 | Nock, Henry Invention Musket | |
| London Invents the breech-loading musket |
| 1826 | Sharp, James Invention Stove | |
| Northampton Invents the 1st commercially available gas stove |
| 1985 | Sinclair, Clive Invention Electric Car | |
| 10th Jan Demonstrates the C5 battey-driven electric car |
| 1829 | Stephenson, George Invention Locomotive | |
| Rainhill Builds the Rocket which defeats is rivals in trials at Rainhill |
| Liverpool Completes the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, the 1st steam passenger line |
| Builds Der Adler which is used by the Germans to pioneer railways in Europe |
| 1825 | Stephenson, George Invention Train | |
| 27th Sep Stockton Builds the 1st public railway to carry steam trains which opens, Stockton-Darlington |
| 1845 | Thomson, Robert Patent | |
| 10th Dec Patents the pneumatic tyre |
| 1801 | Trevithick, James Invention Locomotive | |
| 24th Dec The locomotive takes its 1st outing on a British road |
| 1804 | Trevithick, Richard Invention Locomotive | |
| Pen y darren Invents the 1st steam locomotive & runs it at the Pen-y-darren iron works in Sth Wales |
| 1878 | Victoria Invention Telephone | |
| 13th Jan Watches a demonstration of the telephone |
| 1892 | Watson-Watt, Robert Birth | |
| 13th April Brechin Birth of Robert Watson-Watt |
| 1935 | Watson-Watt, Robert Invention Radar | |
| London Proposes to a committee of Imperial Defense that detection by radio should be tested |
| 1736 | Watt, James Birth | |
| 19th Jan Greenock Birth of James Watt |
| 1765 | Watt, James Invention Steam Engine | |
| Invents a condensing steam engine |
| Papplewich 1st Boulton & Watt steam engines are used for spinning at a factory in Nottinghamshire |
| 1782 | Watt, James Patent | |
| James watt patents a double-acting rotary steam engine |
| 1950 | Welche, Lorne 1st Glider Crossing | |
| 12th April 1st to make a glider crossing across the Channel |
| 1907 | Whittle, Frank Birth | |
| 1st June Coventry Birth of Frank Whittle |
