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Some great British inventions of the 20th century Flashcards

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Which Scottish inventor developed the Television

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John Logie Baird

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Where did John Logie Baird come from?

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Scotland

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Who is John Logie Baird?

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A Scottish inventor who developed Television

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what decade did John Logie Baird invent the television?

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1920s

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When was the first Television broadcast?

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1932 - it was between London and Glasgow

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Who developed Radar?

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Sir Robert Watson-Watt

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Where was Sir Robert Watson-Watt from?

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Scotland

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Who was Sir Robert Waston-Watt

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A Scotsman who developed Radar

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What year was the first successful Radar test?

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1935

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What technology led Sir Bernard Lovell to make new discoveries in astronomy?

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Radar - led to radio telescope

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Where did Sir Bernard Lovell build a radio telescope?

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Cheshire, Jodrell Bank

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12
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What is a “Turing machine”?

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A theoretical mathematical device

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Who invented the “Turing Machine”?

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A British mathematician called Alan Turing

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14
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Who was Alan Turing?

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A British mathematician

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Why is the “Turing machine” significant?

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Theory was influential in development of computer science

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Which Scottish physician and researcher co-discovered insulin?

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John Macleod

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Who is John Macleod?

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A Scottish physician and researcher who co-discovered insulin

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18
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What is insulin used for?

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To treat diabetes

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19
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What year was the structure of DNA discovered?

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1953

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Which British scientist was awarded the Nobel prize for his part in the discovery of DNA?

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Francis Crick

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21
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Who developed the jet engine?

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Sir Frank Whittle

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22
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Who was Sir Frank Whittle?

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A British Royal Air Force Engineer who developed the jet engine

23
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What decade was the jet engine developed?

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1930s

24
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Who invented the hovercraft?

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Sir Christopher Cockerell

25
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What decade was the hovercraft developed?

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1950s

26
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Who was Sir Christopher Cockerell?

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A British inventor who developed the hovercraft

27
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What year did Concorde first fly?

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1969

28
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What year did Concorde first begin carrying passengers?

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1976

29
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What year was Concorde retired from service?

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2003

30
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What unusual capability does the Harrier jump jet have?

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It can take off vertically

31
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In which country was the Harrier jump jet designed and developed?

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In the UK

32
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Who invented the automatic teller machine (ATM)?

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James Goodfellow

33
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What does ATM stand for?

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Automatic Teller Machine

34
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What decade did James Goodfellow invent the ATM cashpoint?

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1960s

35
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Which bank first put an ATM in use?

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Barclays Bank

36
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Where was the first ATM put in use?

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Barclays Bank in Enfield, North London

37
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What year was the first ATM put in use?

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1967

38
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What does IVF stand for?

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In-Vitro Fertilisation

39
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What is in-vitro fertilisation used for?

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The treatment of infertility

40
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Who pioneered in-vitro fertilisation?

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Physiologist - Sir Robert Edwards

Gynaecologist - Patrick Steptoe

41
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What year was the first test-tube baby born?

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1978

42
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Where was the first test-tube baby born?

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Lancashire, Oldham

43
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Who first succeeded in cloning a mammal?

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Sir Ian Wilmut

Keith Campbell

44
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What mammal was first successfully cloned?

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A sheep

45
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What was the name of the first successfully cloned mammal?

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Dolly the sheep

46
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Who is Sir Ian Wilmut?

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A British scientist who was part of the first team to clone a mammal

47
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Who was Keith Campbell?

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A British scientist who was part of the first team to clone a mammal

48
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Which British scientist co-invented the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner?

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Sir Peter Mansfield

49
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Who is Sir Peter Mansfield?

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The British scientist who co-invented the MRI machine

50
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What does MRI stand for?

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Magnetic resonance imaging

51
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Who invented the World Wide Web?

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee

52
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On what date was information first successfully transferred via the web?

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25 December 1990

53
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Who is Sir Tim Berners-Lee?

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The British inventor of the World Wide Web

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