CARBON FIBRE
It is called carbon fibre,This marvelous material is one of many inventions developed by the
military that are incredibly useful. Today carbon fibre has thousands of
applications in boats, cars, motorbikes, sports equipment, and even in
the fuselages of jumbo jets. It was invented by Royal Aircraft Establishment Engineers.
CATSEYE
It is called catseye, Percy Shaw was a Yorkshire road contractor who devised the Catseye in
1933. He liked to claim that inspiration struck when he was driving
home from the pub on a foggy night and saw the reflection of his
headlights in the eyes of a cat, sitting by the road. Shaw’s Catseye was
voted the greatest invention of the 20th century. It was invented by Percy Shaw.
STEAM ENGINE
Trevithick’s invention would become the father of the steam train and
the father of portable steam power. On Christmas Eve 1801 he tested a
steam car, known as the Puffing Devil, which successfully climbed the
Camborne Hill in Cornwall. Trevithick became the first person to power a
piston using high-pressure steam – and in doing so he transformed the
world. It was invented by Richard Trevithick
