Millions of Britons do not know world wide web, colour television and jet engine are ...
(World News UK)

Millions of Britons do not know the internet, the colour television and jet engine are British inventions, a survey has claimed. Around half of 2,000 adults polled were not aware that London based Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web in 1989. Fifty-five per cent did not realise John Logie Baird, of Dunbartonshire, was the first person to demonstrate a working colour television in 1928. We´ll tell you what´s true. You can form your own view. From 15p EUR0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now And 51 per cent did not know Frank Whittle from Covitem made the very first jet engine having patented the invention in...