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1950 Prototype storage heater developed.
1953 The Supergrid developed. A 275kV network superimposed on the existing grid system.
1956 The first large-scale nuclear station at Calder Hall, Cumberland. 4x23MW. Mainly a research
station.
1957 Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) formed.
1960 Automatic washing machines available.
1962 The first commercial nuclear power stations in operation at Berkley, Glos. and Bradwell, Essex. 1963.
400kV transmission lines in use with the grid system.
1976 Louth Transformer Company started trading.
1980 A further seven nuclear power stations in commission. Another three under construction.
More domestic electricity used for refrigerators and freezers than used for lighting.
The floppy disk was introduced which could store 875kbs.
Long life, energy efficient light bulbs became available.
1981 International discussions on world-wide standard for plug and socket systems.
1983 James Dyson launches the first bagless vacuum cleaner in Japan.
1985 Optical fibre technologies first used to transmit 300,000 telephone conversations over a single fibre.
1986 Largest ever nuclear accident takes place at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union.
Fuji introduces the disposable camera.
1989 Tim Berners-Lee invents the world wide web.
First commercial handheld GPs receiver becomes available.
1995 Pierre Omidyar launches eBay.
1996 The first power station to be run on chicken droppings built near Thetford, Norfolk.
First HDTV signal broadcast in the United States.
1997 WiFi becomes a world wide standard for wireless internet.
2000 Environmentally friendly transformer fluid from vegetable oils invented by T.V. Oommen.
2001 Apple launches the first iPod.
2002 iRobot corporation releases the first version of its Roomba vacuum cleaning robot.
2007 Apple introduced the first iPhone.
BBC launched the iPlayer.
Amazon launched its first Kindle eReader.
2008 The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) specified a set of requirements for 4G.
2014 Google begins testing driverless cars.
2015 The world’s first commercial wave power station switched on in Australia.
2019 The UK extends its record for running without coal fired electricity.
First to one week, then two weeks, then 18 days.

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