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The Kite that Launched the Wireless Communications Era
In 1901 Marconi used a Hexagon kite to transmit the first radio signals across the Atlantic, the kite line was used as the aerial. He used the kite to support an antenna on the North American (receiving) side of the transmission which originated from a tall tower or mast in Europe.
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David “Dick” Byerly was a P & G scientist who was determined to develop the world’s first heavy duty detergent which would allow for a clean better than any other product available. After 7 years of experimenting the project was cancelled but he kept working on it in his spare time. After 14 years he finally created a prototype product that was quickly named Tide. Tide launched in 1946 and was called The Washday Miracle.
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Japan’s getting an iconic new taxi courtesy of Toyota. The new, aptly named ‘Japan Taxi’ (or Jpn Taxi for conveniently fitting on a rooftop sign) is already on roads, and bears a slight resemblance to London’s signature black cabs.
The Japan Taxi is gearing up for widespread presence in Tokyo in time for 2020, when the city will host the Olympic Games.
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Founded in the 1940’s by Sam Launer who had fled Czechoslovakia with his wife and two sons. The sons pursued other paths – one with the RAF and the other in agriculture. The Queen is rarely seen in public without her Launer handbag by her side. The Queen first started snapping up Launer's bags back in the 1970s and was so impressed she awarded the firm with a Royal Warrant in 1981.
Read More: 9 Things You Never Knew About Queen Elizabeth's Iconic Launer Purse
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Carne y Arena (Virtually present, Physically invisible), the virtual reality installation from Birdman
director Alejandro González Iñárritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, is receiving a special award from Oscar, making Carne y Arena the first project to merit such an honor since Pixar’s Toy Story in 1996.
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