This blue plaque in Leeds, England, celebrates Joseph Aspdin who patented Portland cement in 1824.
Limestone is a sedimentary rock that has been utilised by humankind for thousands of years. This timeline traces some of...
Sir Joseph Banks (1743–1820) was a wealthy amateur botanist who joined James Cook on his voyage on the Endeavour to...
We hear the word ‘innovation’ used a lot today, but it is often used to mean different things. In this...
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