Welsh Achievements - in science, technology and engineering (PDF
Welsh Achievements - in science, technology and engineering (PDF
Welsh Achievements - in science, technology and engineering (PDF
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The world l<strong>and</strong><br />
speed record of<br />
172.33 mph was<br />
made at Pend<strong>in</strong>e<br />
S<strong>and</strong>s <strong>in</strong> 1926 by<br />
J G Parry Thomas<br />
<strong>in</strong> his car Babs.<br />
• Brita<strong>in</strong>’s first motorway<br />
tunnel was opened on the M4<br />
at Brynglas, newport <strong>in</strong> 1967.<br />
• A railway locomotive built<br />
by Richard Trevithick made<br />
the first recorded journey at<br />
Merthyr Tydfil <strong>in</strong> 1804.<br />
• New developments <strong>in</strong> us<strong>in</strong>g<br />
thermoelectric generators<br />
by car manufacturers are<br />
be<strong>in</strong>g pioneered at Cardiff<br />
University.<br />
• The Comet, the world’s first jet airl<strong>in</strong>er, was manufactured<br />
at the De Havil<strong>and</strong> Aircraft Co factory <strong>in</strong> north east Wales<br />
from 1957.<br />
• The Hon Charles Stewart Rolls was born <strong>in</strong> Monmouth <strong>in</strong><br />
1877 <strong>and</strong> developed his eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g skills as one of Brita<strong>in</strong>’s<br />
earliest aviators <strong>and</strong> jo<strong>in</strong>t founder of Rolls-Royce.<br />
• Bangor born Richard Parry-Jones is the Chief Technical<br />
officer of the Ford Motor Company.
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