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Wednesday , July 30 , 2008
British and Thai Inventors
Posted by catch22 , Reader : 423 , 23:09:42  
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Thailand has roughly the same population as Great Britain, somewhere in the mid 60 million range (I think).

Thai Inventions

In 1993, His Majesty became the world’s first reigning monarch to be granted a patent, for an aerator, model RX-2, used to add oxygen to ponds. A later model, the RX-5, was patented in 2001.

British Inventions.

Seed Drill - Jethro Tull
Seismometer - James Forbes
Seismograph - John Milne, Sir James Alfred Ewing, Thomas Gray
Sewing Machines - Thomas Saint
Shrapnel - Henry Shrapnel
Steam Engine - Thomas Savery, Thomas Newcomen, James Watt

Steel Production - Sir Henry Bessemer
Submarine - William Bourne, 
Spinning Jenny - James Hargreaves
Spinning Frame - Richard Arkwright
Spinning Mule - Samuel Crompton

Television - John Logie Baird
Thermos - Sir James Dewar

Toilet Paper - British Perforated Paper Company
Torpedo - Robert Whitehead 1866 

Umbrella (steel-ribbed) - Samuel Fox
Universal Joint - Robert Hooke (also Iris Diaphragm, Balance Spring)

Vacuum Cleaner - Hubert Cecil Booth
Viagra - Peter Dunn, Albert Wood, Dr Nicholas Terrett

Wacky Inventions - Arthur Paul Pedrick
Waterproof Fabric - Charles Macintosh

World Wide Web - Tim Berners-Lee

And perhaps many more can be added.

Without Brits youwouldn't be able to have TV blaring out soap operas, get a boner or in fact read this blog. However I do acknowledge there are some things that Thai's will find completely useless like toilet paper and vacuum cleaners, but on the whole Brits have helped to improve your quality of life, don't you think?

Thai readers please feel free to add more to your list.

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comment 9
Ian date : 02/08/2008 time : 00.47
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

You may be interested to know that concrete has been invented and forgotten again 4 times in our past . Many Chinese invention fall in this category.
It is clear that without the invention of the printing press, many inventions would have suffered a similar fate.
comment 8
Hermano_Lobo date : 01/08/2008 time : 20.30
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/yurivelasquez


You probably wouldn't be able to visit Thailand if it wasn't for Sir Frank Whittle:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Whittle

Sir Barnes Wallis was a bit of a genius too:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnes_Wallis
comment 7
expresso date : 31/07/2008 time : 23.01
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/expresso

I think that there is not much sense talking about inventions in the past unless one is challenged on the subject.

I reckon it's true that in the past century or a couple, most innovations and inventions have emerged from the British and the Americans; but some originated from China and elsewhere long time ago.

In this modern age, it's getting harder for new inventions.
comment 6
Ian date : 31/07/2008 time : 16.10
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

rabkkk, the trick is not to invent something but to successfully exploit it. Many perceived American inventions are actually British, the Americans simply had the foresight and finances to take advantage of the invention.
China is now following the same pattern but more blatantly.
Even in Thailand the King's patent for rainmaking is based on wartime research in Britain using silver iodide crystals.
True scientific innovation in Asia seems to be concentrated in Japan and to a lesser extent India.
comment 5
rakbkk date : 31/07/2008 time : 14.56

number of these things were being used ages (and in some cases, centuries ago) before the brits found them or ''rediscovered'' them.

just having a patent to your name doesnt amount to ingenuity. example: umbrella was being used in asia when brits were still fighting with sticks and stones. just that asians were never smart enough to take credit for what they achieve.
comment 4
GGrass date : 31/07/2008 time : 12.08
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/GGrass

kkkkkk.....
comment 3
catch22 date : 31/07/2008 time : 04.52
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Absolutely right Pan - after all we can't make Som Tam.
comment 2
Ian date : 31/07/2008 time : 01.38
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/anterian36

Catch, a very eclectic list :-)
As Pan seems interested in medical things let me add.
Penicillin and many other antibiotics
Dialysis machine, defibrillator
Prosthetic limbs, contact lenses
Electrocardiographs etc.
comment 1
panalwayscute date : 31/07/2008 time : 00.42
http://blog.nationmultimedia.com/panalwayscute

Thanks for the history info. Will make sure that my daughter gets it copied. So what if the British are better inventors.....right?
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