Famous scientists, discoveries

This men in that picture is Eli Whitney.

William Cullen - Refrigerator ( in 1748)
James Watt - Steam engine (in 1765)
Edwing Beard Budding - Lawn mower ( in 1830)
Charles Darwin - Theory of evolution ( in 1859)
Alexander Graham Bell with Thomas Watson - Telephone (in 1876)
Ernest Rutherford - Nuclear structure of an atom (in 1908)
John Logie Baird - Television ( in 1924)
Alexander Flening - Penicilin (in 1928)
Robert Alexander Watson-Watt - Radar (in 1935)
Tim Berners- Lee - World wide web (in 1990)
Eli Whitney- Laws of motion
Sir Isaac Newton- Gravity an universal graduation

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/brit.shtml

Queen Victoria: family, contribution

Queen Victoria was born on 24th May 1819 in Kensington Palace, London. When Queen Victoria was 18, she came to the throne. She spanned for 64 years, from 1837 - 1901.

When the Queen was 21 years old, she married her cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, a German Prince. They got married at the Chapel Royal in St. Jame`s Palace in 1840 on the 10th February.

Britian became the most powerful country in the world, with the largest empire that had ever existed, ruling a quarter of the world`s population.

Because of the number of people living in britian doubled, it caused a huge demand for food, clothes and housing.

People were able to travel around the world more easily now, because of the railways, that were originally built to transport different goods.

Factories and machines were built to meet this demand and new towns grew up, changing the landscape and the ways people lived and worked.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians/victotia.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians.html

Queen Elizabeth II: castles

1.Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official and main royal London home, although the Queen regularly spends time at Windsor Castle and Balmoral in Scotland.It has been the official London residence of Britain's monarchy since 1837.
2. The Queen is in the house or at home when her flag is waving on the roof. The sovereing´s flag is called the Royal Standard. The Royal Standard must be hoisted on the roof of the castle or the building.
3. Other official residences are:

• Windsor Castle(largest occupied castle in the world)

• Balmoral Castle(private residence of The Queen)

• Palace of Holyroodhouse

• Standringham House

Queen Elizabeth II: reign

1. Elizabeth has been Queen since 6 February 1952.

2. Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI. Her Coronation, at Westminster Abbey, followed on June 2, 1953.In UK.
3. 10 September 2015, at the age of 89, she will surpass as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

These is four longest reigning monarchs in Britain:

• Edward III 1327-1377 (50 years)
• James VI Of Scotland( He was also first King of England)1567-1625 (57 years)
• King George III 1760-1820 (59 years)
• Queen Victoria 1837-1901 (63 years)

http://projectbritain.com/theQueen.htm