British Inventions

by Maya H.

During my time on this planet, I have found out that these Earthlings are not quite as dumb as they first appear.  Although they are not even close to our level of intelligence, they have come up with some pretty creative inventions.  Here are a few that were invented by British inventors. 

Click on the inventions below to find out more.

Invention

Inventor

Year it was invented 

First pedal-powered bicycle Kirkpatrick Macmillan 1842
Jet engine Sir Frank Whittle 1930
Cat eyes Percy Shaw 1935
Crossword puzzle  Arthur Wynne 1913

Vacuum cleaner

Hubert Cecil Booth 1869

Locomotive George Stephenson 1814
Postage stamp Sir Rowland Hill 1840
World Wide Web
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
1989