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20 British Inventions That Changed The World Ranked
Britain sparked the Industrial, Digital, and Medical Revolutions. Here are 20 British inventions that reshaped human civilization—ranked #20 to #1, including several you are using right now.
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British Inventions That Changed The World Ranked 
20. The Hovercraft By Christopher Cockerell 
19. Cats Eyes Reflective Road Studs By Percy Shaw 
18. The Vacuum Flask By Sir James Dewar - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
17. High Strength Carbon Fibre At Farnborough 
16. The Hydraulic Press By Joseph Bramah 
15. The Modern Flush Toilet By Cumming And Crapper 
14. The Cash Machine And PIN By Shepherd Barron - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
13. The Rover Safety Bicycle By John Kemp Starley 
12. The Bessemer Steel Process By Henry Bessemer 
11. Practical Radar By Sir Robert Watson Watt 
10. The Incandescent Light Bulb By Sir Joseph Swan - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
9. The Lithium Ion Battery At Oxford University 
8. The Electric Motor And Dynamo By Michael Faraday 
7. The Modern Steam Turbine By Sir Charles Parsons 
6. Television By John Logie Baird - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
5. The Turbojet Engine By Sir Frank Whittle 
4. The Steam Locomotive By Trevithick And Stephenson 
3. Programmable Computing By Babbage And Alan Turing 
2. Penicillin Antibiotics By Alexander Fleming - AdvertisementSwipe or tap ▶ to continue countdown
1. The World Wide Web By Sir Tim Berners Lee - Advertisement🔥 UP NEXT IN THIS SERIES◫ 21 Slides
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From the World Wide Web carrying this page to your screen to the lithium-ion cathode powering your battery, British inventors laid the foundations of modern life. We ranked the 20 greatest British inventions from #20 to #1 by global impact—and you are almost certainly using one right now.
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