Digital computer The computer programming subroutine Acorn Computers -> Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) Fibre optic cables for data A tank with four reverse gears and one forward gear. The hovercraft Rotten boroughs The X Factor The list goes on .. but in almost every case, British managers managed to mess it up or sell it to somebody not British.
pale thugs with wonky teeth tracksuit clad venomous mugs propaganda for breakfast in the papers and on the tv.swapped apprenticeships for the pound shop. got no industry ,we sold the lot. we are the england. wonk unit.
Or indeed...give it away, as was the case with the gas turbine engine. First we gave it FOC to the Americans (well done, Winston) then - unbelievably - to the Soviets, because the government thought Joe Stalin was such a nice bloke. We easily had a five-year lead on everybody else.
Actually Bell stole the idea from an Italian who couldn't afford to patent the idea. Saw that on QI so it must be true. Cheese and onion crisps.
Graphene discovered at Manchester university Its a game changer and will change the world hopefully for the better. There is no end to what this new product can do but hears a few. Graphene can be adapted to be stronger & lighter then steel, Can be adapted to make human organs. Replace gold circuits in phone tv so on. fold-up tv the list is endless. China's President came over last year to Manchester and they have throw Millions into its development.
