An Essay On The American Contribution And The Democratic Idea
By Winston ChurchillContinue reading 19.10.2011. 05:29
Alan M Turing 1912-1954 - Mathematician, Codebreaker and War Hero
Alan Turing was a leading theoretician of digital computer science from the 1930s through to the 1950s. Turing often used his mathematical skills to investigate whether natural processes such as human thought worked similarly to machines. Turing is now widely acknowledged to be one of the founders in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
ALAN M Turing 1912-1954
Antique Pewter and Understanding Pewter Marks
Pewter is an alloy of tin, lead, antimony or, especially for fine antique pewter, copper. Bismuth was sometimes added to help the alloy harden. The amount of each metal in the alloy can vary greatly but, as a rule of thumb, the more tin content the better the quality of pewter. Similar to pewter, Britannia metal is also a high quality alloy consisting mainly of tin with relatively small amounts of antimony and copper.
UK Chess Champions List 1904-2011
Here's a complete list of UK Chess Champions for every year since 1904 to 2011.
Shoreham Airport - Oldest Licensed Airfield in Britain
Shoreham Airport (IATA: ESH and ICAO: EGKA) - also called Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport - is owned and operated by Albemarle Shoreham Airport Ltd since Worthing borough Council and Brighton & Hove City Council sold it in 2006. Shoreham Airport is located just over a mile west of Shoreham-by-Sea within the boundaries of Lancing. Having been founded back in 1910 it is now recognised as the oldest licensed aerodrome throughout the UK.
Hadrians Wall from the Tyne to the Solway Firth
Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Aelium, "Aelian Wall") was a defensive fortification in Roman Britain. Begun in AD 122, during the rule of emperor Hadrian, it was the first of two fortifications built across Great Britain, the second being the Antonine Wall, lesser known of the two because its physical remains are less evident today.
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was born 30th Nov 1874 and died on 24th Jan 1965. Churchill was a politician and statesman renowned in the UK for the qualities of his leadership during the Second World War.
The Life and Work of Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) is most celebrated for her nursing work carried out during the Crimean War and raising the profile of the nursing profession for women.
Continue reading 30.03.2011. 01:48
Brighton Volks Railway Oldest Electric Railway in the World
The Volks Electric Railway is the world's oldest electric railway still in operation. The Volks Railway is a narrow gauge railway running on a track now around 2 kilometres long situated between the Palace Pier and Brighton Marina on Brighton's seafront.
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David Lloyd George 1863-1945
David Lloyd George, the First Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM PC, was born on 17th January 1863 and died of cancer on 26th March 1945 at the age of 82. Lloyd George served as Member of Parliament for Caernarvon Boroughs from 1890 to 1945.
David Lloyd George in 1908
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