I had never heard of him.
Because he made only incremental (but vital) improvements to an existing technology. Do we have an obsession with innovation, to the detriment of getting it right? You can't be me, I'm taken
Oh, and he is my hero too! :-) *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
When I read that Madonna has been voted as the' best mother in the world' , I wonder which planet I am on. If the category was "Least destructive mother from a limited number of female public-eye, egocentric, power-hungry, nanny-employing, elitists' then maybe Madaonna might make the top 5. You can't be me, I'm taken
The KylChap work was a large part of the base for the acheivement (not so real, but quite celebrated none the less) of a local hero here in Doncaster.
Sir Nigel Gresley is most famous for the Mallard, which holds a (dubious) speed record, but certainly deserves an award for beauty in my mind...
