Study topic
British inventions and discoveries
Britain has a long record of invention and discovery. The test rewards knowing a handful of the most famous people and what they achieved.
Key facts to remember
- ◆ Sir Isaac Newton described gravity and the laws of motion.
- ◆ Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
- ◆ The steam engine was developed in Britain during the Industrial Revolution.
- ◆ Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.
- ◆ The world’s first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, was created in Scotland.