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1. Who transmitted the worlds first working television pictures with his mechanical television system?

2. What was the worlds first passenger jet aircraft to go into service?

3. The cables holding up a suspension bridge are said to be under...?

4. The Romans invented a lightweight version of a modern building material, thousands of years before it was re-discovered, what was it?

5. Who ground his own lenses, from the finest glass then available to build the first precision instrument telescope, and for the first time in history point it at the heavens?

6. What material was invented by Dr Roy Plunkett while working at DuPont in 1938. This material has the lowest coefficient of friction of any known.

7. Who invented the worlds first steam locomotive in 1804 using high pressure steam, used it to take his mates to the pub, forgot about it - and the boiler blew up.

8. How was it proven the screw propeller was more efficient than the paddle wheel? A ship with a propeller and a paddle steamer...

9. The winner of the Longitude prize John Harrison had his masterpiece the H4 chronometer copied and trialled at sea, It was pinched during this voyage and allowed its thieving new owners to find a new home. Which ship?

10. The rudder on an aircraft controls what?

11. Which of these parts is not found in a triode valve/tube?

12. What mechanical device on a vehicle allows the driven wheels to rotate at different speeds, ie when turning a corner.

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