MAMALOCHA! Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Hypodermic syringe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 potato ???????? Didn't Sir Walter Raleigh bring them back from South America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAMALOCHA! Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 left hand screw driver shovel Caterpillar tracks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAMALOCHA! Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Didn't Sir Walter Raleigh bring them back from South America? not sure... i thought he bought back tobacco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 potato ???????? Didn't Sir Walter Raleigh bring them back from South America? OK, the Potato Clock then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 not sure... i thought he bought back tobacco Yeah, but when Customs and Excise caught him he came up with the bright idea of hiding it under sacks of potatoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 The Irish had to leave their country to achieve the things they did A lot came to England to help build canals, railway lines, dig tunnels for the London Underground' Jobs that were too tough for Englishmen to do Note: I'm English meself but me mother was Irish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAMALOCHA! Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Jobs that were too tough for Englishmen to do still too tough now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 But, they also invented: B663 - A medical compound that led to a treatment for leprosy. The Beaufort Scale - A 13-point wind force scale, invented by Sir Francis Beaufort, that was adopted by the British Navy in 1838. The first guided missile - A torpedo-like device, which was used as an early coastal defence mechanism. High speed photography - Was pioneered by Lucien Bull in order to view images in slow motion. Bull also patented an improved version of the electrocardiogram (ECG). Induction coil - Invented by Rev. Nicholas Callan in 1836. Heat-exchange device - Invented in 1830 by Aeneas Coffey, a very efficient apparatus that led to many advances in whiskey distilling. Nasal tube feeding technique for premature babies - Pioneered by Robert Collis, who also invented a simple, but affordable incubator for premature babies. Tea-drying equipment - Invented by Sir Samuel Davidson. Forward bladed centrifugal fan - Another invention by Davidson. Nickel-zinc rechargable battery - Invented by Dr James Drumm in 1930 and was successfully tested on a train in 1931. The Ferguson plough system - Revolutionised farming when it was invented by Harry Ferguson in 1926. Ferguson (nicknamed the 'mad mechanic') also designed and built his own motorcycle, racing car and plane, and he became the first Irishman to fly in 1909. Saccharimeter - a device used to measure the sugar content of liquids. Meldometer - used for measuring the melting points of minerals. Steam Calorimeter - used for measuring specific heats. Photometer - used for measuring light intensity. Kyanisation - an early technique of wood preservation, invented by John Kyan in 1832, which is still used today. Binaural (double earpiece) stethoscope - Invented by Athur Leared in 1851. Seismology - Pioneered by Robert Mallet in 1851 by using dynamite explosions to measure the speed of elastic waves in surface rock. Ejector seat - Invented by Sir James Martin, his device was first tested using a crash dummy in 1945. The following year saw a live test. His invention was soon adopted by the RAF. Mitchell Screwpile & Mooring - Invented by blind engineer Alexander Mitchell, this is a simple, yet effective means of constructing durable lighthouses and ship moorings in deep water, mud banks and shifting sands. Direct steam turbine - used vapourised water to power a rotor directly, as opposed to driving pistons. This not only spurred further developments in powering ships, but also in generating electricity. Hypodermic syringe - Invented by Francis Rynd, who administered the world's first subcutaneous injection at the Meath Hospital. Caterpillar tracks - Invented by John Walker to assist him in transporting logs over rough terrain to his saw mills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Carrying on from the English inventions thread what have the Irish ever invented. It was often said by social commentators such as Mick Miller and others that the Irish invented the toilet seat but it was modified when an Englishman put a hole in it. What else have the Irish ever invented? One of them was the founder of the Dore Village Virgin's Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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