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The Vickers Vimy Commercial variant
Aerospace

June 1919: Versatile Vimy

Rotary water vapour refrigeration plant
Energy & environment

May 1937: West end debut for innovative air conditioning system

Rail & marine

April 1960 - The Admiralty floating dock

Manufacturing

March 1857 - Burrell's portable beetroot distillery

Rail & marine

February 1856: James Peake's Lifeboat

Civil & structural

January 1956: The bucket wheel behemoth

Defence & security

October 1960 - HMS Dreadnought, the UK's first nuclear submarine

Sir Clive Sinclair
Electronics

Archive interview — Sir Clive Sinclair, 2003

Energy & environment

Sep 1856: Ploughing ahead

A "Victor" mounted on the simulator: the turntables supporting the front wheels can be seen. On the far side of the bonnet is a stop clock displaying the brake reaction time
Automotive

July 1960: the universal automobile simulator

Rail & marine

June 1959: The Carisbrooke Castle car and passenger ferry

Rail & marine

May 1957: Swiss solution automates rail inspection