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Inventions, innovations and firsts made in the county of Cheshire, in North West England.

Inventions and discoveries

Polythene — invented in 1933, at ICI in Northwich.

Pulsation Engine — a precursor to the hydraulic ram, invented by John Whitehurst in Oulton Park.

First observation of extragalactic radio source — the Andromeda nebula (M31) made at Jodrell Bank in 1950

Innovations and firsts

Cheshire Cheese — there are conflicting accounts of Cheshire Cheese being mentioned in the Domesday Book, and so the first county cheese, or, along with Shropshire Cheese, recorded much later in 1580.

UK's first Neighbourhood Watch

First known stagecoach ran between Birmingham and Holywell via Nantwich and Chester, 1637.

First dementia-friendly checkout — Tesco supermarket in Chester claimed to be the "First known supermarket to implement a dementia-friendly checkout."

See also

References

  1. Rob Sharp, Polythene's story: The accidental birth of plastic bags, The Independent, 7 Aug 2015
  2. BBC Manchester, "History of the World: the first piece of polythene ", BBC, 7 Aug 2015
  3. Jodrell Bank, "The Early History", University of Manchester, 7 Aug 2015
  4. R. HANBURY BROWN & C. HAZARD, "Radio-frequency Radiation from the Great Nebula in Andromeda (M.31).", Nature Publishing Group, 7 Aug 2015
  5. Helen Carter, "Producers urge a renaissance for Cheshire cheese", The Guardian, 3 April 2011
  6. Chester Chronicle, "Chester Tesco store first to implement dementia friendly checkout", Chester Chronicle, 3 June 2015
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