This electrostatic device was invented between 1880-1883 by British inventor James Wimshurst. It was used for generating high voltages, the machines were frequently used to power X Ray tubes.

The British mathematician and pioneer of computing Alan Turing published a paper in 1936 which described a Universal Machine, a theoretical model of a computer processor that would later become ...

The British Royal Family is a $28 billion business ... Chris Thistlewood/Getty Images The Duchy of Cornwall made $50 million last year, and more than half went to Prince Charles—notably ...