Graphene, Uni of Manchester
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Iron Bridge
Hugo Wilkie2025-09-02T14:30:44+00:00The Iron Bridge is a cast iron arch bridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England. Opened in 1781, it was the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron. Its success inspired the widespread use of cast iron as a structural material, and today the bridge is celebrated as a symbol of the Industrial Revolution.
Building Lit by Gas, Murdoch House
Hugo Wilkie2025-09-02T14:30:16+00:00William Murdoch was an engineering pioneer, best known for his groundbreaking work in steam power and gas lighting during the Industrial Revolution. While contributing to the development of steam engines that powered Cornish mining, Murdoch also explored alternative lighting methods. Murdoch began experimenting with piped gas as early as 1792 and by 1794, he had set up a large retort behind his house on Cross Street in Redruth, where he distilled coal gas and piped it into his living room. This made his home the first in the world to be lit by piped gas. Murdoch didn’t stop there, as he went on to scale his innovation to illuminate entire factories, extending working hours and contributing significantly to the momentum of the Industrial Revolution. His pioneering efforts laid the foundation for the modern gas industry, and his invention of practical gas illumination quickly spread from Redruth to the rest of the world.
Brunel Tunnel
Hugo Wilkie2025-09-02T14:29:57+00:00The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping. It measures 35 ft (11 m) wide by 20 ft (6.1 m) high and is 1,300 ft (400 m) long, running at a depth of 75 ft (23 m) below the river surface measured at high tide. It is the first tunnel known to have been constructed successfully underneath a navigable river. It was built between 1825 and 1843 by Marc Brunel, and his son, Isambard, using the tunnelling shield newly invented by the elder Brunel and Thomas Cochrane.
Air Traffic Tower
Hugo Wilkie2025-09-02T14:29:39+00:00On the 25th February 1920 the Air Ministry detailed the specification and construction of the world’s first technical building to control air traffic, the “Aerodrome Control Tower”, to be installed at Croydon Aerodrome. This was also the first time that the “Control Tower” terminology was used. The Air Ministry specification stated that the “platform of the tower to be 15 feet above ground level”, “have large windows placed in all four walls”, “with a “wind-vane to be fitted to the roof of the hut with a geared- down indicator placed inside”, “enabling the control officer to read changes of wind”. The world’s first Air Traffic Control Tower was born.