Joseph and Etienne Montigolfier, inventers of the hot air balloon, first believed that their balloon didn't rise due to hot air but an invisible gas given off by fire. They named it Montigolfier Gas.
Pedals were added to the bicycle in 1839.
The early personal computer, the Sinclair ZX80, had 1 kilobyte of internal memory.
Joseph Swan invented a light bulb in 1879, one year before Thomas Edison. But Swan didn't patent his idea and was accused of copying by Edison ( who did patent the idea and is therefore recognised as the inventor ) until it was shown both bulbs were produced in different processes. They then formed a joint company using the best of both technologies.
Allied bombers were issued with Biro pens as fountain pens leaked at high altitude.
The bicycle was first introduced to British roads in 1888, but the rider had to ring a bell continuously to warn others of their approach.
The first computer was built in 1823. The steam driven calculating machine, built by Charles Babbage, failed to work due to poor workmanship in the intricate parts. When rebuilt by the Science Museum of London in 1991 it worked.
The Dotmatrix printer was developed for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games by the Japanese company Seiko.
Britain's first escalator was installed in Harrods in 1878.
The worlds longest escalator is in Leningrad Metro, 120 metres long.
The fluorescent tube uses 20% of the power to produce an equal amount of light as a tungsten filament bulb.
Laser means Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
The tip of a rotary mower travels at over 200 km/hr.
The first xerographic copy (prelude to photocopy) was ' 10.22.38 Astoria '
John Dunlop invented the Pneumatic tyre from a section of garden hose, (for his sons tricycle)
The first public radio broadcast was on the 23 February 1920, in June 1920 Dame Nellie Melba sang on the radio, immediately the Post Office banned 'Entertainment'. Broadcasting lifted the ban in 1921 for 15minutes per week.
In an atom, the electron weighs 1/2000 th of the weight of the proton.
The world's oldest man-made alloy is Bronze.
IBM started as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corporation.
Rainfall is measured with a Ombrometer.
The 'Screwdriver' was invented by oilmen, who used the tool to stir the drink.
Polytetrafluoroethylene is more commonly known as 'Teflon'.
Magnesium was used in early flash photography because it burns with a brilliant light.
Ammonia is the active ingredient in smelling salts.
When hydrogen burns in the air, water is formed.
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